Past Events

This is a 10-week course held on Wednesday evenings.

The cost is $50 plus a Kit.

Fee of $25 payable to the instructor the first class.
To Register Call Ruth: 519.694.0144

Ten Weeks of practice.

All levels of experience welcome.

Lesley Andrew Director.
Come sing with us.

The 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month  (disregard dates on the webpage right sidebar)

Soup and sandwich lunch followed by an interesting program.

CraigActive for active Retirees meet the second and fourth Tuesday of the month from September to May. This fun group meets at 11:30 am for social time.

Soup and sandwiches are served at noon.

On the second Tuesday of the month we show a movie, and on the fourth Tuesday we usually have a guest speaker. Programs have included travel talks, local authors, astronomy, ecology and nature talks, healthy living.

Fun, festive Car Show all along Main Street in Ailsa Craig.

$10 per car for participants
Free for spectators
Incredible door prizes
Cash draws and a 50/50 draw
Breakfast Burritos - Lions Club
2 BBQs by AC Firefighters and North Middlesex Stars
Licensed patio at Crown & Turtle Pub
Vintage Tunes DJ show with Wolfeman

Proceeds help support Ailsa Craig Community service clubs and initiatives.

ADMISSION: FREE 
MOVIE: Guardians of the Galaxy

Bring your family and friends and enjoy a movie on the big screen. 

Bring your chairs, blankets and enjoy this FREE movie sponsored by Municipality of North Middlesex, Middlesex County Library (Parkhill Location) and North Middlesex YMCA

Join us at the annual Show n Shine Car and Truck Show

• Registration opens at 7:30am, $10 per vehicle
• Free Admission
• Awards for oldest vehicle, vehicle travelling farthest, people's choice, participant draws
• Food on-site
• Music

Open for Business Event - happening down the street at the North Middlesex Municipal Office: Bouncy Castles, Face Painting, Sidewalk Sales, Market, Live Music and Beer Gardens

50/50 draw

The watermain upgrade project on Parkhill Main Street has had a significant impact on the residents of Parkhill and especially the downtown businesses.

The municipality is hosting an exciting event we have created to promote awareness that downtown Parkhill is once again “Open for Business”, and to celebrate the completion of the Parkhill Main Street watermain project.
 
To promote businesses and to boost sales, we are holding a Sidewalk Sales event in coordination with the businesses.
 
DATE: Saturday August 19th, 2023
LOCATION: Municipal Office and King Street between Parkhill Main Street and Ann Street

Join in the fun and support our local businesses! Don't miss all the fun happening in downtown Parkhill:
• Sidewalk Sales
• North Middlesex Market 8:30am - 1:00pm
• Kids’ Activities 10:30am - 2:00pm – bouncy castles, face painting and kids games presented by North Middlesex YMCA
• Live Music 11:00am - 5:00pm
• Beer Tent 1:00 - 5:00pm
• Parkhill Optimist Car Show in Coronation Park and the Leisure Club all day

Summer fun happens here ! Come check out the Fair Exhibits, snowmobile races, demolition derby, midway, children's activities, petting zoo, co-ed baseball tournament, wrestling, karaoke, fair dance, mini tractor pull, country jamboree
and MORE !!!

For more info check out www.parkhillfair.com

Community Movie Night

ADMISSION: FREE!

Bring your family and friends and join us as we watch the NEW Super Mario Brother movie on the big screen. Popcorn provided, a big thanks to Sarah Romphf, Sales Representative for sponsoring this

Bring your chairs, blankets and enjoy this FREE movie sponsored by Municipality of North Middlesex, Middlesex County Library (Parkhill Location), Sarah Romphf, Sales Representative and North Middlesex YMCA

Kids Summer Arts & Crafts Camp
July 10-14
8am - 4pm
Ages 9-12

Come Join us for a week of creative excitement at the Ye Olde Towne Hall! Kids get the opportunity to create some cool arts and crafts including clay pots, tie dye, and many other artsy projects! We will enjoy the outdoors by going to the Ailsa Craig Lions Park, splash pad, playing outdoor water games, and more. This is a great experience for kids to make new friends, challenge their creativity, and have the best week of their life!

If you are interested please sign up through the Ye Olde Towne Hall Website 

Cost: $125 per child for 5 day camp

Tap into your inner hippy and come play at the Ailsa Craig Arts Centre with visual arts specialist; Doreen Kool, as we experiment with the marvelous craft of Batik.

Batik provides a rich opportunity for the free play of personal expression. Both the wax and the dyes might splash, splat, and escape in unexpected and delightful ways, inviting play and experimentation. The ways that batik is versatile include the surfaces you engage with, the tools for applying wax, and the colours you use. Your approach can range from simple to complex and from subtle to bold.  

The process is simple. Melted wax is used to outline an area that is then flooded with colour. An optional step is to add crackle: after coating the entire work with wax, the fabric is scrunched to create creases in the wax and then immersed in a dyebath. Finally, the fabric is placed between sheets of paper and an iron is used to melt the wax out of the fabric and into the paper.

Class will run from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Class fee is $75 for members and $85 for non members. This includes all materials.

This is an ideal class to bring a friend, a son/ daughter or a grand child (over 9 years) to.

Students are to bring their lunch.

If you have some washed, cotton, plain clothing or fabric you wish to embellish with Batik, bring it to class. Otherwise, cotton will be provided.

Members   $75

Non Members  $85

The Summer Glee program is the chance for youth aged seven through seventeen to learn and embrace studies in theatre and music!

The program is instructed by Lesley Andrew, an inspiring woman who has made soloist appearances with many of Canada’s finest orchestras and choirs, including Guelph symphony orchestras, Weston Silver Band, and many others. Ms. Andrew’s professional activities have included teaching and stage directing appointments at Wilfrid Laurier University, as well as the University of Windsor and Western University.

You can learn more about Lesley Andrew through her website www.dreaminprogress.com/lesley-andrew

WHEN: July 24th - 28th
TIME: 9:00am - 5:00pm
COST: $300 5 days
Ages 7-17

Ages 10-15
Cost: $150 for 5 days
Details: Ailsa Craig Art Centre website

• Youth membership to the Ailsa Craig Arts Centre included,  fall youth program is planned.
• The camp registration fee includes all materials (excluding their clothes).
• Students are to bring their lunch each day and any snacks they require. The ACAC has a fridge and water.
• Please note, students will leave the ACAC for short nature jaunts to gather materials and for lunches etc. Please enjoy appropriate sun wear is provided.

In this camp, students will learn a host of techniques for creating, embellishing  and even making fun fabric. Through out the week the students will experiment with batik, ribbon weaving, beading, and embroidery. They will create designs with Stencil and stamps using their own designs and also eco nature prints. For those less adventurous, they may still enjoy creating with premade designs. Students may choose to work directly on their own clothing (ie. jeans or tea shirts ) to give new life to faded favourites or they may enjoy creating new fabrics. From fabric creation, students are invited to transform their handcrafted fabrics into a bag, pillow, or perhaps a simple stuffie on the last days of camp.

Camp is ideally targeted at youth (boys or girls) from 10-15 years. This is a skills based camp where students will work with irons, sewing machines (not provided), scissors, needles etc... Students must be mature enough to handle same responsibly.

Doreen Kool is our Camp Co-Ordinator and, a former Art Teacher at Saunders Secondary School in London. Doreen specializes in creating and upcycling textiles. She has a fun and lively week of creative exploration and skills based learning planned. Doreen led the ACAC summer camp last year and the students had a blast. 

Kids Summer Arts & Crafts Camp
July 10-14
9am - 4pm
Ages 4-8

The Ye Olde Towne Hall is offering an ages 4-8 Arts and Crafts summer camp. The kids will experience a fun week of arts and crafts including painting in creative ways, building crafts out of nature, and many more artistic adventures. We will also be exploring the outdoors by enjoying the Lions park and the Ailsa Craig splash pad. This is a great experience for kids to make new friends, challenge their creativity, and have the best week of their lives!

If you are interested please sign up through the Ye Olde Towne Hall Website 

Cost: $125 per child for 5 day camp

A fun morning of fishing in the Ausable River

Cost: $5 per child, $10 per adult

• BBQ Lunch
• Prizes
• Worms supplied!

Presented by Ailsa Craig Lions Club, Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority and Ontario Family Fishing Events

The fun starts at 6pm with live entertainment, food, family games and so much more! Bring your chairs, blankets and plan to spend some time with family and friends with a spectacular display of fireworks to end the night

AILSA CRAIG GALA DAYS ANNUAL EVENT

JUNE 23, 24 & 25, 2023

Free Admission

AILSA CRAIG

There are many activities planned for the entire weekend including fun kids’ activities, BBQ Chicken dinner and more!

For Sponsorship & Donation opportunities, contact:

Heather Otton
@email
(519) 520-9055

Discover North Middlesex is an event which will give local businesses, service clubs, sports associations, special interest groups, schools and community groups an opportunity to showcase their groups to members of the public to inform the community about upcoming events, local attractions and how to get involved.

Cost to Exhibitor: FREE
Admission: FREE

For more details or to register as an exhibitor visit:
www.northmiddlesex.on.ca/discover-north-middlesex