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March 2010

Annual Student Exhibition

Dates: Mar 3, 2010 to Mar 28, 2010
Location: Art Gallery of Bancroft
Phone: (613) 332-1542
Four area High Schools participating. Opening reception March 5th.

Drumming Circle Night

Date: Mar 11, 2010
Time: 7:00PM to 9:00PM
Location: Faraday Community Centre
Phone: (613) 332-3638
Bring your drum & join in.

Leon's TGIF Spiel

Date: Mar 12, 2010
Location: Bancroft Curling Club
Phone: (705) 656-9461

St. Patrick Day Festivities

Date: Mar 13, 2010
Location: ANAF Maynooth
Phone: (613) 338-2343

Elton Joel

Date: Mar 13, 2010
Time: 8:00PM
Location: Bancroft Village Playhouse
Address: 5 Hastings St. North
An evening celebrating the classics of Elton John & Billy Joel. Featuring Marc Dion. All seats reserved. Tickets $20 available at Harvest Moon Whole Foods & Posies Flowers & Gifts.

Bancroft Horticultural Society Meeting

Date: Mar 17, 2010
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Riverstone Retirement Residence, Bancroft
Address: 34 Hastings St. South
Phone: (613) 332-4365
Guest Speaker: Carey McMaster-Gravel Gardening
Competitions: "Wearing of the Green" Use your imagination in creating something green to wear & "Kitchen Herb Garden" Herbs growing in a container and labeled. New members always welcome.

St. Patrick's Day Luncheon

Date: Mar 17, 2010
Location: Wilberforce United Church
Phone: (705) 448-2832

Bancroft Curling Club Fun Night

Date: Mar 24, 2010
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Bancroft Curling Club
Address: 63 Newkirk Blvd.
Phone: 613-332-1316
The Bancroft Curling Club invites all businesses & organizations to join them for some fun, relaxation & fellowship. Put a team together and shed some of the winter blahs. Cost is $2 per person & a food bank donation. Instruction will be available for those who have never curled before. Call to register.

Country Jammin Time

Date: Mar 25, 2010
Time: 7:00PM to 11:00PM
Location: Faraday Community Centre
Phone: (613) 332-3638
Bring your instrument & your dancing shoes.

Last Rock Spiel

Date: Mar 26, 2010
Location: Bancroft Curling Club
Phone: (705) 656-9461

Valdy

Date: Mar 26, 2010
Time: 8:00PM
Location: Bancroft Village Playhouse
Address: 5 Hastings St. North
"One of Canada's most distinctive & successful minstrels" Humber Log. All seats reserved. Tickets $20 available at Harvest Moon Whole Foods & Posies Flowers & Gifts.

Bancroft Skating Club Carnival

Date: Mar 27, 2010
Location: North Hastings Community Centre
Website: www.bancroftskatingclub.synthasite.com
Phone: (613) 332-5691
2pm and 7pm showings.

Spring Splash

Date: Mar 27, 2010
Location: Sir Sam's Ski Area
Website: www.sirsams.com
Phone: (705) 754-9998
Weather permitting. "End of the Season" event where skiers attempt to ski, board or slide over water. Prizes for best costume.

Gooderham Bake & Craft Sale

Date: Mar 27, 2010
Location: Gooderham United Church
Phone: (705) 447-2832

Cabin Fever Potluck Dinner

Date: Mar 27, 2010
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Arlington Hotel, Maynooth
Phone: (613) 338-3134
Hosted by he Maynooth Social Club."Madawaska Tuxedo" dress code (plaid shirt) and a potluck with prizes for three categories: Chili, Caesar Salad & Cheescake. Cover charge: Still a twoonie in keeping with the economic times.

Works by Joe Weissmann

Dates: Mar 31, 2010 to Apr 25, 2010
Location: Art Gallery of Bancroft
Phone: (613) 332-1542
Opening reception April 2nd.

April 2010

Wilberforce Bake & Craft Sale

Date: Apr 3, 2010
Location: Lloyd Watson Centre
Phone: (705) 448-2458

Wilberforce Maple Syrup Festival

Date: Apr 3, 2010
Location: Lloyd Watson Centre
Phone: (705) 488-2211

Bancroft Easter Egg Hunt

Date: Apr 3, 2010
Time: 1:00PM
Location: Millennium Park, Bancroft
Phone: (613) 332-3772

Special Easter Service

Date: Apr 4, 2010
Location: Graphite Bible Chapel
Website: www.graphitebiblechapel.com
Phone: (613) 338-3461

Drumming Circle Night

Date: Apr 8, 2010
Time: 7:00PM to 9:00PM
Location: Faraday Community Centre
Phone: (613) 332-3638
Bring your drum & join in.

Bancroft Horticultural Society Meeting

Date: Apr 21, 2010
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Riverstone Retirement Residence, Bancroft
Address: 34 Hastings St. South
Phone: (613)-332-4365
Speaker: Heather Inwood-Montrose Ironworks & Metal Sculptures in the garden.
Competition: "Wee Spring Beauties" A bouquet of early spring flowers, 6 inches or under, in all directions. Flowers could have been forced into bloom. New members always welcome.

Country Jammin' Time

Date: Apr 22, 2010
Time: 7:00PM to 11:00PM
Location: Faraday Community Centre
Phone: (613) 332-3638
Bring your instrument and your dancing shoes.

7th Annual Dungannon Mud Bog

Date: Apr 24, 2010
Location: Dungannon Recreation Centre, Hwy 62 South
Website: www.dungannonmudbog.ca
Email:
Phone: (613) 332-0258
It's time to dust off the ATV and get covered in mud. Space is limited to 300 entries. Register online today!

Merry Micks Concert

Dates: Apr 24, 2010 to Apr 25, 2010
Location: Maynooth ANAF
Phone: (613) 338-2343
Tickets available at Harvest Moon & Maynooth General Store.

"Invitation 2010" 28th Annual Juried Exhibition

Dates: Apr 28, 2010 to May 30, 2010
Location: Art Gallery of Bancroft
Phone: (613) 332-1542
Opening reception April 30th.

May 2010

Bancroft Pregnancy Care Centre Dessert Fundraiser & Silent Auction

Date: May 8, 2010
Time: 6:00PM
Location: Bancroft Royal Canadian Legion
Phone: 613-332-4673
Tickets $10 per person.

Mothers Day Brunch

Date: May 9, 2010
Time: 9:00AM to 2:00PM
Location: Bancroft Fish & Game Club
Phone: (613) 332-0729
Everyone welcome! Adults $10, Kids $5, and children under 5 free.

Bancroft Cruisers

Date: May 11, 2010
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Canadian Tire Parking Lot
Phone: (613) 332-3557

Drunmming Circle Night

Date: May 13, 2010
Time: 7:00PM to 9:00PM
Location: Faraday Community Centre
Phone: (613) 332-3638
Bring your drum and join in.

Pike Derby

Date: May 15, 2010
Location: Elephant Lake Lodge
Website: www.elephantlake.com
Phone: (705) 448-2861

Bancroft Horticultural Society Meeting

Date: May 19, 2010
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Riverstone Retirement Residence, Bancroft
Address: 34 Hastings St. South
Phone: (613)-332-4365
Speaker: Joe Cook (Blossom Hill Nursery)-Peonies
Competitions: "Irresistible Iris" An Arrangement showcasing Iris with minimal other flowers and foliage & "Pansy Power" Five flower stems, with own foliage, in any colour. New members always welcome.

Wilberforce Yard Sale

Dates: May 21, 2010 to May 22, 2010
Location: Wilberforce United Church
Phone: (705) 448-2458
Begins Friday evening.

Gooderham Yard Sale

Date: May 22, 2010
Location: Gooderham United Church
Phone: (705) 448-2832

Bancroft Cruisers

Date: May 25, 2010
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Canadian Tire Parking Lot
Phone: (613) 332-3557

Country Jammin' Time

Date: May 27, 2010
Time: 7:00PM to 11:00PM
Location: Faraday Community Centre
Phone: (613) 332-3638
Bring your instrument and your dancing shoes.

"Will Ye No Come Back Again"

Dates: May 29, 2010 to May 30, 2010
Location: Bancroft Village Playhouse
Website: www.bancroftvillageplayhouse.ca
Phone: (613) 332-2603
Annual Spring Concert presented by the North Hastings Community Choir.

June 2010

Works by Alejandro Rabazo

Dates: Jun 2, 2010 to Jun 27, 2010
Location: Art Gallery of Bancroft
Address: 10 Flint Street
Phone: (613) 332-1542
Opening reception June 4th

Wilberforce Musical Sunday

Date: Jun 6, 2010
Time: 11:30AM
Location: Wilberforce United Church
Phone: (705) 448-2832

Bancroft Cruisers

Date: Jun 8, 2010
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Canadian Tire Parking Lot
Phone: (613) 332-3557

Drumming Circle Night

Date: Jun 11, 2010
Time: 7:00PM to 9:00PM
Location: Faraday Community Centre
Phone: (613) 332-3638
Bring your drum and join in.

Gooderham Family Music Night

Date: Jun 11, 2010
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Gooderham United Church
Phone: (705) 448-2832

Bancroft & Area Home Show

Dates: Jun 11, 2010 to Jun 13, 2010
Location: Bancroft Curling Club
Phone: (613) 332-3397

Bancroft Pregnancy Care Centre Annual Yard Sale & BBQ

Dates: Jun 11, 2010 to Jun 12, 2010
Time: 8:00AM to 2:00PM
Location: Bancroft Pregnancy Care Centre
Address: 35 Sherbourne St. N
Phone: 613-332-4673

Black Bear Rally

Dates: Jun 11, 2010 to Jun 12, 2010
Location: Mayo Township Community Centre, McArthur's Mills
Website: www.mlrc.ca

Shades of Time Art Festival

Dates: Jun 11, 2010 to Jun 13, 2010
Location: Maynooth Community Centre
Phone: (613) 338-2662

Bancroft Horticultural Society Meeting

Date: Jun 16, 2010
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Riverstone Retirement Residence, Bancroft
Address: 34 Hastings St. South
Phone: (613)-332-4365
Speaker: Composting Workshop at Butikofers home, directions to follow.
Copetitions: "Memories of Our Forests" An arrangement using woodland materials such as flowers, foliage, moss, etc. "Love is in the Air" Rose (shrub type) 4 1 spray, any variety. New members always welcome.

John Flagg Memorial Ride

Dates: Jun 19, 2010 to Jun 19, 2010
Location: Millennium Park, Bancroft
Phone: (613) 332-3331

Bancroft Cruisers

Date: Jun 22, 2010
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Canadian Tire Parking Lot
Phone: (613) 332-3557

Country Jammin' Time

Date: Jun 24, 2010
Time: 7:00PM to 11:00PM
Location: Faraday Community Centre
Phone: (613) 332-3638
Bring your instrument and your dancing shoes.

The WorldSHIFT 20 Gathering

Dates: Jun 25, 2010 to Jun 27, 2010
Location: Grail Springs Health Spa & Wellness Retreat
Address: 2004 Bay Lake Road
Website: www.grailsprings.com
Email:
Phone: 1-877-553-5772
G20 Shadow Event
In recognition of today’s accelerating global crises and the corresponding opportunities in every area of human activity and endeavour, the Club of Budapest in association with its worldwide partner organizations, proudly launches the WorldShift Movement this June in Canada.

Bancroft Bass Tournament Series

Date: Jun 27, 2010
Location: Jack Lake, Jacks Lake Lodge
Website: www.bbtseries.ca
Phone: (613) 339-2675
B.B.T.S. is built on a foundation of anglers, from beginner to expert, who participates in the excitement of catch and release fishing while enjoying some of Ontario's finest natural resources.

The Grail Lady Faire

Dates: Jun 27, 2010 to Jul 4, 2010
Location: Grail Springs Health Spa & Wellness Retreat
Address: 2004 Bay Lake Road
Website: www.grailsprings.com
Email:
Phone: 1-877-553-5772
A Festival of Women Inspiring Women. 7 days of celebration, creative activism, peace, ceremony, music & arts, culture, green business, learning, sharing and co-creating the New World.

Works by Carol Kadwell & Heather Inwood-Montrose

Dates: Jun 30, 2010 to Jul 25, 2009
Location: Art Gallery of Bancroft
Phone: (613) 332-1542
Opening reception July 2nd.

July 2010

Coe Hill Canada Day Celebrations

Date: Jul 1, 2010
Location: Coe Hill Fairgrounds
Phone: (613) 337-5731
Evening parade and fireworks.

Bancroft Canada Day Celebrations

Date: Jul 1, 2010
Time: 10:00AM to 11:00PM
Phone: (613) 332-0427
Fireworks at dusk at River's Edge Golf Course.

Wilberforce Canada Day Celebrations

Date: Jul 1, 2010
Time: 11:30AM
Location: Red Cross Outpost Museum, Wilberforce
Phone: (705) 448-2018

"Take A Number Darling" by Jack Sharkey

Dates: Jul 6, 2010 to Jul 24, 2010
Location: Bancroft Village Playhouse
Website: www.laughlinestheatre.ca
Phone: (613) 332-6141
Box office opens June 1st.

Bancroft Cruisers

Date: Jul 6, 2010
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Canadian Tire Parking Lot
Phone: (613) 332-3557

Drumming Circle Night

Date: Jul 8, 2010
Time: 7:00PM to 9:00PM
Location: Faraday Community Centre
Phone: (613) 332-3638
Bring your drum and join in.

Bancroft's Flying Club Annual Pancake Breakfast

Date: Jul 11, 2010
Time: 8:00AM to 12:00PM
Location: Bancroft Flying Club
Phone: (613) 338-2158

12th Annual Harcourt Bass Tournament

Date: Jul 17, 2010
Location: Elephant Lake Lodge
Website: www.elephantlake.com
Phone: (705) 448-2861

Stampfest

Date: Jul 17, 2010
Time: 9:00AM to 3:00PM
Location: Bancroft Legion Hall
Address: 16 Station St. Bancroft
Website: www.stampfestbancroft.com
Rubber stamps, Acrylic stamps,Scrapbooking and Card making supply vendors will display and demonstrate products for sale. Lots of demos.
ADMISSION FEE $5.00
CHILDREN UNDER 12 YEARS FREE
12-16 YEARS $3.00

Bancroft Bass Tournament Series

Date: Jul 18, 2010
Location: Limerick Lake, Limerick Lake Lodge
Website: www.bbtseries.ca
Phone: (613) 339-2675
B.B.T.S. is built on a foundation of anglers, from beginner to expert, who participates in the excitement of catch and release fishing while enjoying some of Ontario's finest natural resources.

World Wide Photo Walk

Date: Jul 18, 2010
Location: Hastings St. Bancroft, ON
Website: www. worldwidephotowalk.com
A social gathering for casual photography, friendship and enjoying your town. This is a free event, all you have to do is pay for your lunch. Registration is on a first come, first serve basis and must be done on the event's Web site.

Bancroft Cruisers

Date: Jul 20, 2010
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Canadian Tire Parking Lot
Phone: (613) 332-3557

Bancroft Horticultural Society Meeting

Date: Jul 21, 2010
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Riverstone Retirement Residence, Bancroft
Address: 34 Hastings St. South
Phone: (613)-332-4365
Speaker: Ritsuko Honda- Ikebana (Japanese flower arranging)Members please bring an assortment of flowers as long stemed as possible, to be used by the speaker in her demonstrations.
Competitions: "Flower of the Year-Day Lily (Hemerocallis)" 3 stems any colour & "Salute to Canada" An arrangement using only red and white flowers, in any size or form. Accessories allowed.
New members always welcome.

Country Jammin Time

Date: Jul 22, 2010
Time: 7:00PM to 11:00PM
Location: Faraday Community Centre
Phone: (613) 332-3638
Bring your instrument and your dancing shoes.

Team Penning, Ranch Sorting & Games

Dates: Jul 24, 2010 to Jul 25, 2010
Location: Maynooth, Loggers Field
Website: www.rockyhillshorseclub.com
Phone: (613) 339-1842
Presented by the Rocky Hills Horse Club.

14th Annual Mineral Capital Gem and Mineral Show

Date: Jul 25, 2010
Location: Bancroft Legion Hall
Phone: (613) 332-1032

Works by Arne Roosman

Dates: Jul 28, 2010 to Aug 29, 2010
Location: Art Gallery of Bancroft
Address: 10 Flint Ave, Bancroft
Phone: 613-332-1542
Opening reception July 30th.

47th Annual Rockhound Gemboree

Dates: Jul 29, 2010 to Aug 1, 2010
Location: North Hastings Community Centre & Bancroft Curling Club
Website: www.bancroftdistrict.com
Phone: (613) 332-1513
Canada's Largest Gem and Mineral Show.

29th Annual Art and Craft Show

Dates: Jul 31, 2010 to Aug 1, 2010
Location: Millennium Park, Bancroft
Phone: (613) 338-5431
Presented by the Bancroft Art & Craft Guild.

Coe Hill Wild West Weekend

Dates: Jul 31, 2010 to Aug 1, 2010
Location: Coe Hill Fairgrounds
Website: www.coehillwildwestweekend.ca
Phone: 613-337-5768

August 2010

Wilberforce Decoration Day

Date: Aug 1, 2010
Time: 11:30AM
Location: Wilberforce United Church
Phone: (705) 448-2832

Bancroft Cruisers

Date: Aug 3, 2010
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Canadian Tire Parking Lot
Phone: (613) 332-3557

"Office Hours" by Norm Foster

Dates: Aug 3, 2010 to Aug 21, 2010
Location: Bancroft Village Playhouse
Address: 5 Hastings St. S.
Website: www.laughlinestheatre.ca
Phone: (613) 332-6141
Presented by Laugh Lines Theatre. Box office opens June 1st.

27th Annual Wilberforce Agricultural Fair

Dates: Aug 6, 2010 to Aug 7, 2010
Location: Wilberforce
Address:
Website: www.wilberforcefair.com
Phone: (705) 448-2683
Join us for a day of fun and leaning and enter our many contests and events!

Bancroft Bass Tournament Series

Date: Aug 8, 2010
Location: Hay Lake
Website: www.bbtseries.ca
Phone: (613) 339-2675
B.B.T.S. is built on a foundation of anglers, from beginner to expert, who participates in the excitement of catch and release fishing while enjoying some of Ontario's finest natural resources.

Drumming Circle Night

Date: Aug 12, 2010
Time: 7:00PM to 9:00PM
Location: Faraday Community Centre
Phone: (613) 332-3638
Bring your drum and join in.

Red Cross Outpost Historic House Anniversary & Corn Roast

Date: Aug 14, 2010
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Wilberforce
Phone: (705) 448-2018

Highlands East Studio Tour

Dates: Aug 14, 2010 to Aug 15, 2010
Time: 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Website: www.highlandseastartour.com
Phone: (705) 448-2868
Discover the artists and artisans of east Haliburton County.

A quality studio tour of fine arts and crafts amidst the breathtaking scenery and the quaint communities of Gooderham, Tory Hill, Wilberforce, Harcourt and Highland Grove. Step inside each studio to view the demos and creative works of art inspired by the beautiful lakes and hills of Highlands East.

Annual Pig Roast

Date: Aug 14, 2010
Location: Graphite Bible Camp
Website: www.graphitebiblecamp.com
Phone: (613) 332-3461

Gooderham 116th Anniversary & Decoration Day

Date: Aug 15, 2010
Time: 10:00AM
Location: Gooderham United Church
Phone: (705) 448-2832

Bancroft Cruisers

Date: Aug 17, 2010
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Canadian Tire Parking Lot
Phone: (613) 332-3557

Highlands East Studio Tour

Dates: Aug 21, 2010 to Aug 22, 2010
Time: 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Website: www.highlandseastartour.com
Phone: (705) 448-2868
Discover the artists and artisans of east Haliburton County.

A quality studio tour of fine arts and crafts amidst the breathtaking scenery and the quaint communities of Gooderham, Tory Hill, Wilberforce, Harcourt and Highland Grove. Step inside each studio to view the demos and creative works of art inspired by the beautiful lakes and hills of Highlands East.

Country Jammin' Time

Date: Aug 26, 2010
Time: 7:00PM to 11:00PM
Location: Faraday Community Centre
Phone: (613) 332-3638
Bring your instrument and your dancing shoes.

Coe Hill Agricultural Fair

Dates: Aug 27, 2010 to Aug 28, 2010
Location: Coe Hill Fairgrounds
Phone: (613) 337-5504

Bancroft Bass Tournament Series

Date: Aug 29, 2010
Location: Weslemkoon Lake
Website: www.bbtseries.ca
Phone: (613) 339-2675
B.B.T.S. is built on a foundation of anglers, from beginner to expert, who participates in the excitement of catch and release fishing while enjoying some of Ontario's finest natural resources.

Bancroft Cruisers

Date: Aug 31, 2010
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Canadian Tire Parking Lot
Phone: (613) 332-3557

September 2010

Works by Mendelson Joe

Dates: Sep 1, 2010 to Sep 26, 2010
Location: Art Gallery of Bancroft
Phone: (613) 332-1542
Opening reception September 3rd.

4th Annual Maynooth Fall Fair Contests

Date: Sep 4, 2010
Time: 9:00AM to 4:00PM
Location: Maynooth Community Centre
Phone: (613) 332-4365 or (613) 338-5303
Hosted by the Bancroft Horticultural Society.Everyone is welcome to enter.
Entry time is Friday, September 3rd from 5pm to 8pm.
Judging takes place Friday September 3rd, from 8pm to 10pm.

Rocky Hills Horse Club Show

Date: Sep 4, 2010
Location: Maynooth, Loggers Field
Website: www.rockyhillshorseclub.com
Phone: (613) 339-1842

ANAF Pancake Breakfast

Date: Sep 4, 2010
Time: 6:00AM to 10:00AM
Location: ANAF, Maynooth
Phone: (613) 338-2343

Wilberforce Yard Sale & BBQ

Date: Sep 4, 2010
Location: Wilberforce United Church
Phone: (705) 448-2458

Gooderham Yard Sale

Date: Sep 4, 2010
Location: Gooderham United Church
Phone: (705) 448-2832

Warriors Day In Coe Hill

Dates: Sep 4, 2010 to Sep 5, 2010
Location: Coe Hill Fairgrounds
Phone: (613) 337-5705
Featuring a number of attractions & events celebrating Canada's Armed Forces.

21st Annual Maynooth Madness

Date: Sep 4, 2010
Location: Maynooth
Website: www.maynooth.on.ca
Phone: (613) 332-2080
Featuring the North Hastings Loggers Games, Maynooth Fall Fair, & the Maynooth Mud Dawgs Mud Run.

Drumming Circle Night

Date: Sep 9, 2010
Time: 7:00PM to 9:00PM
Location: Faraday Community Centre
Phone: (613) 332-3638
Bring your drum and join in.

6th Annual Hastings Highlands Hilly Hundred

Date: Sep 11, 2010
Location: Millennium Park Bancroft
Website: www.tripsandtrails.ca
Email:
Phone: (800) 481-2925
Ontario's Toughest Century Road Ride for cyclists.

All You Can Eat Church Supper

Date: Sep 12, 2010
Time: 1:00PM to 6:00PM
Location: Our Lady of Mercy School
Phone: (613) 332-2954

Bancroft Cruisers

Date: Sep 14, 2010
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Canadian Tire Parking Lot
Phone: (613) 332-3557

Bancroft Horticultural Society Meeting

Date: Sep 15, 2010
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Riverstone Retirement Residence, Bancroft
Address: 34 Hastings St. South
Phone: (613)-332-4365
Speaker: Andre Moise, Old Homestead Farm-Organic Gardening
Competitions: "Bringing in the Harvest" The exhibitor's interpretation and design of the Theme, using garden flowers, foliage and some fruits and vegetables (all grown by the entrant). & "your Favourite House Plant" Plant must have been owned by the entrant for at least 3 months. To be viewed from all sides. Plant must be labeled in or on container.
New members always welcome.

Bancroft Bass Tournament Series - Two Day Final

Dates: Sep 18, 2010 to Sep 19, 2010
Website: www.bbtseries.ca
Phone: (613) 339-2675
Day One - Elephant Lake & Baptiste Lake
Day Two - Paudash Lake, Anchorage Resort
B.B.T.S. is built on a foundation of anglers, from beginner to expert, who participates in the excitement of catch and release fishing while enjoying some of Ontario's finest natural resources.

3rd Annual Elephant Lake Lodge Bass Tournament

Date: Sep 18, 2010
Location: Elephant Lake Lodge
Website: www.elephantlake.com
Phone: (705) 448-2861

York River Festival "Where the Words Are"

Date: Sep 18, 2010
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Bancroft Village Playhouse
Phone: (613) 332-1744

Apsley Autumn Studio Tour

Dates: Sep 18, 2010 to Sep 19, 2010
Time: 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Location: Apsley Area
Website: www.apsleystudiotour.com
Phone: (705) 656-2235
The Apsley autumn studio tour is renowned for the quality of the artists working in a variety of disciplines. Located in the North Kawarthas, many of the studios are tucked away in beautiful, scenic locations where our local artists and guests present new and exciting works created specifically for this annual event.

Fall Supper

Date: Sep 22, 2010
Time: 4:30PM to 7:00PM
Location: St. Paul's United Church, Bancroft
Phone: (613) 322-1900

Country Jammin' Time

Date: Sep 23, 2010
Time: 7:00PM to 11:00PM
Location: Faraday Community Centre
Phone: (613) 332-3638
Bring your instrument and your dancing shoes.

Bancroft and Area Autumn Studio Tour

Dates: Sep 25, 2010 to Sep 26, 2010
Time: 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Location: Bancroft Area
Website: www.bancroftstudiotour.org
Phone: (613) 332-4111
Established in 1992, for 17 years the Bancroft & Area Studio Tour has been showcasing the exceptional art and craft of our area artists.
Enjoy the rugged landscape and spectacular autumn colors while driving to visit the artists and artisans on the tour. An excellent opportunity to meet the artists and view or purchase their exquisite creations!

28th Anniversary Show with Kevin Lockau

Dates: Sep 29, 2010 to Oct 31, 2010
Location: Art Gallery of Bancroft
Phone: (613) 332-1542

October 2010

Madawaska Valley Studio Tour

Dates: Oct 2, 2010 to Oct 3, 2010
Location: Madawaska Valley, East of Algonquin Park
Website: www.madawaskastudiotour.com
Phone: (613) 757-2574
The Madawaska Valley Studio Tour offers the art and craft lover a thoroughly enjoyable weekend, browsing 15 country studios filled with the exciting arts and crafts of 22 talented artisans and artists.

Haliburton Studio Tour

Dates: Oct 2, 2010 to Oct 3, 2010
Time: 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Location: Haliburton County
Website: www.haliburtonstudiotour.on.ca
Phone: (705) 457-9110
Visit artist studios while enjoying the autumn colours of the Halibuton Highlands.

Bancroft & Area Autumn Studio Tour

Dates: Oct 2, 2010 to Oct 3, 2010
Time: 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Website: www.bancroftstudiotour.org
Phone: (613) 332-4111
Established in 1992, for 17 years the Bancroft & Area Studio Tour has been showcasing the exceptional art and craft of our area artists.
Enjoy the rugged landscape and spectacular autumn colors while driving to visit the artists and artisans on the tour. An excellent opportunity to meet the artists and view or purchase their exquisite creations!

Thanksgiving Dinner

Date: Oct 9, 2010
Location: Lloyd Watson Centre, Wilberforce
Phone: (705) 448-2683
Hosted by the Wilberforce Agricultural Society.

Haliburton Studio Tour

Dates: Oct 9, 2010 to Oct 10, 2010
Time: 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Location: Haliburton County
Website: www.haliburtonstudiotour.on.ca
Phone: (705) 457-9110
Visit artist studios while enjoying the autumn colours of the Halibuton Highlands.

Special Thanksgiving Service

Date: Oct 10, 2010
Location: Graphite Bible Chapel
Website: www.graphitebiblechapel.com
Phone: (613) 338-3461

Drumming Circle Night

Date: Oct 14, 2010
Time: 7:00PM to 9:00PM
Location: Faraday Community Centre
Phone: (613) 332-3638
Bring your drum and join in.

Wilberforce 121st Anniversary

Date: Oct 17, 2010
Location: Wilberforce United Church
Phone: (705)448-2832

Bancroft Horticultural Society Meeting

Date: Oct 20, 2010
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Riverstone Retirement Residence, Bancroft
Address: 34 Hastings St. South
Phone: (613)-332-4365
House Plant Auction-One of the most popular events of the year. Members donate house plants for a silent auction. Annual Election of Officers.
Competitions: "All That's Left" An arrangement using the last of the flowers(may be dried), branches of berries, grasses and/or dried pods gathered by the entrant. Use your imagination. & "Vegetable of the Year" winter squash 4 any variety (Hubbard, Acorn, Butternut, Delicata etc.)New members always welcome.

3rd Annual Pioneer Day

Date: Oct 23, 2010
Time: 12:00PM to 4:00PM
Location: Rockfield Farm
Address: 720 Hass Road
Phone: 613-332-5423
Free Admission. Demos include Ploughing, Discing, Cultivating, Potato Planting, Farrier Demos, Rock Pulling, Logging, Manure Spreading. Sponsored by Aaron Martin Harness Ltd., Professional Farrier Supply Inc. Bird's Creek Feed & Hardware & Carquest. Food & drinks available.

Country Jammin' Time

Date: Oct 28, 2010
Time: 7:00PM to 11:00PM
Location: Faraday Community Centre
Phone: (613) 332-3638
Bring your instrument and your dancing shoes.

Halloween Dance

Date: Oct 30, 2010
Time: 7:00PM to 1:00AM
Location: Arlington Hotel
Address: Maynooth
Phone: (613) 338-3134
7pm to 8pm for kids. $5.00 cover.

November 2010

Hunter's Supper

Date: Nov 3, 2010
Location: ANAF Maynooth
Phone: (613) 338-2343

Early Christmas at the AGB

Dates: Nov 3, 2010 to Nov 28, 2010
Location: Art Gallery of Bancroft
Phone: (613) 332-1542
Opening reception November 5th.

Wilberforce Bake & Craft Sale

Date: Nov 6, 2010
Location: Lloyd Watson Centre, Wilberforce
Phone: (705) 448-2458

Remembrance Day in Bancroft

Date: Nov 11, 2010
Location: Bancroft Legion Hall
Phone: (613) 332-3250

Remembrance Day in Maynooth

Date: Nov 11, 2010
Time: 1:00PM
Location: ANAF Cenotaph, Maynooth
Phone: (613) 338-2343

Remembrance Day in Wilberforce

Date: Nov 11, 2010
Location: Wilberforce Legion
Phone: (613) 448-2221

Drumming Circle Night

Date: Nov 11, 2010
Time: 7:00PM to 9:00PM
Location: Faraday Community Centre
Phone: (613) 332-3638
Bring your drum and join in.

Bancroft Art & Craft Guild Christmas Show & Sale

Dates: Nov 13, 2010 to Nov 14, 2010
Time: 10:00AM to 4:00PM
Phone: (613) 338-5431
Call for details

Bancroft Horticultural Society Meeting

Date: Nov 17, 2010
Time: 7:00PM
Location: Riverstone Retirement Residence, Bancroft
Address: 34 Hastings St. South
Phone: (613)-332-4365
Member discussion. Garden successes and disappointments.
Competition: "Tall Pines" An arrangement featuring tall greenery, branches, seed pods, dried flowers and suitable props. New members always welcome

Rally of the Tall Pines

Dates: Nov 19, 2010 to Nov 20, 2010
Location: Dungannon Recreation Centre
Website: www.tallpinesrally.com
Just imagine if you took a small car, gave it four-wheel-drive, turbocharged it to over 300 horsepower, and then drove it flat-out sideways down twisty treacherous forest roads – lined with trees, rocks and rows of cheering fans. Kicking up dirt or snow, spitting flames. Sliding on the edge of control, and sometimes over it! This is rally racing at the Rally of the Tall Pines and it is taking the world by storm.

Gooderham Bake & Craft Sale

Date: Nov 20, 2010
Location: Gooderham United Church
Phone: (705) 448-2832

Country Jammin' Time

Date: Nov 25, 2010
Time: 7:00PM to 11:00PM
Location: Faraday Community Centre
Phone: (613) 332-3638
Bring your instrument and your dancing shoes.

Bancroft Pregnancy Care Centre Fundraiser Dinner

Dates: Nov 26, 2010 to Nov 27, 2010
Location: Graphite Bible Camp, Maynooth
Phone: 613-332-4673
Call for ticket information

December 2010

"Juried Photography Exhibition"

Dates: Dec 1, 2010 to Jan 2, 2011
Location: Art Gallery of Bancroft
Phone: (613) 332-1542

Bancroft Pregnancy Care Centre Christmas Bake Sale

Dates: Dec 3, 2010 to Dec 4, 2010
Location: Bancroft Pregnancy Care Centre
Phone: 613-332-4673
Pre-made trays available.

Bancroft Santa Claus Parade

Date: Dec 4, 2010
Time: 2:30PM
Location: Downtown Bancroft
Phone: (613) 332-4372
Presented by the Bancroft Lions Club.

Wilberforce Christmas Craft Sale & Lunch

Date: Dec 4, 2010
Location: Lloyd Watson Centre
Phone: (705) 448-2211

North Hastings Community Choir Christmas Concert

Dates: Dec 4, 2010 to Dec 5, 2010
Location: Bancroft Village Playhouse
Phone: (613) 332-2603
Saturday @ 8pm, Sunday @ 2pm. Tickets $15.00

Ecumenical Christmas Carol Service

Date: Dec 9, 2010
Location: Wilberforce United Church
Phone: (705) 448-2832

Drumming Circle Night

Date: Dec 9, 2010
Time: 7:00PM to 9:00PM
Location: Faraday Community Centre
Phone: (613) 332-3638
Bring your drum and join in.

Gooderham Family Christmas Carol Night

Date: Dec 10, 2010
Location: Gooderham United Church
Phone: (705) 448-2832

Maynooth 7th Annual Brighten the Night Parade

Date: Dec 11, 2010
Time: 5:00PM
Location: Maynooth Main Street
Website: www.maynooth.on.ca
Phone: (613) 338-2080
Floats will follow Back Street and Maynooth's Main Street will come alive after five with clever ways to 'spotlight' the holiday and season. The procession ends at the Army, Navy, Air Force on ANAF Road where the Veterans have arranged a kid's party with a very special appearance.

Free Kids Christmas Party

Date: Dec 11, 2010
Location: ANAF Maynooth
Phone: (613) 338-2080
Follows immediately after the parade, hosted by the Maynooth Business Association, Santa in attendance,

5th Annual Kritter Kringle Sale

Date: Dec 11, 2010
Location: Maynooth Community Centre
Website: www.HARTAnimalRelief.ca
Santa Claws is coming to town once again! The events for the day include the toonie sale which features many beautiful hand-wrought gift items, Santa Claws Snaps, which gives you a chance for your pet to discuss with Santa their Christmas wish. There is also the Kritter Kafe with homemade soup and sandwiches, doorprizes, and the Ho, Ho, Ho Kringle Dog Show. There are also prizes for all the dogs, along with special prizes for the top 3 dogs with the most points. Happy howl-i-days!

Christmas Sing

Date: Dec 19, 2010
Location: Graphite Bible Chapel
Website: www.graphitebiblechapel.com
Phone: (613) 338-3461

Country Jammin' Time

Date: Dec 23, 2010
Time: 7:00PM to 11:00PM
Location: Faraday Community Centre
Phone: (613) 332-3638
Bring your instrument and your dancing shoes.

New Year's Dance

Date: Dec 31, 2010
Location: Bancroft Legion Hall
Phone: (613) 332-3250

New Year's Dance

Date: Dec 31, 2010
Location: ANAF
Address: Maynooth
Phone: (613) 338-2343

New Year's Dance

Date: Dec 31, 2010
Location: Wilberforce Legion
Phone: (705) 448-2221

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