Past Events

Join the village of Ailsa Craig as it comes alive with music, great food, fun and camaraderie.

Visit all of the passport stops to enjoy the unique and wonderful people and places in the village. 

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

Join us on Saturday September 30th, 2023 as we celebrate the opening of our new show with artist Bonnie Richardson: Finding My Way with Hope!

Be there at 1:30 to have the opportunity to hear Bonnie speak about her journey.

This exhibit will run Tuesday, Thursday & Saturdays from 1-4 pm until November 2, 2023

Carnegie Gallery Presents:

HALLOWEEN PARTY

Cost:
$5/person, $20/family

Get ready for monstrous mayhem and devilish delights at our haunting Halloween Monster

North Middlesex District High School is hosting a Trades/Job Fair.

 OCTOBER 25th 2023

• 10:00am - 7:00pm

There will be 2 locations:

• North Middlesex District High School
• North Middlesex Community Centre

Don't miss the O.P.P. SPECIAL K9 unit LIVE demonstration at 1:00pm at the Community Centre!

LIST OF EXHIBITORS

Carpenters Union - London
Chartwell Parkhill Retirement Residences
Coast Guard
Community Employment Choices
Craigwiel Gardens
Dann’s Screens and More Ltd.
Dortmans Bros Barn Equipment
EMS - Emergency Medical Services
Fanshawe College
Fry's HVAC
Hensall District Co-op
Honeyland Ag Services
Hydro One
JM Brick & Stone
JPW Systems ltd 
Lambton College
Lambton Shores Municipality
Leeverage Integration
LiUNA local 1059
McCann Redi-Mix Inc.
Mid-Lam Heating and Cooling
Middlesex County / Middlesex Workforce Development
Mikaela Shannon Photography
Municipality of Lambton Shores
Municipality of North Middlesex
North Middlesex Fire Department
North Middlesex District High School Parent Council
Ontario Clean Water Association (OCWA)
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)
Roestenberg Welding
Schiestel Tree Service
Skills Ontario
TVDSB Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM)
Van Bree Drainage and Bulldozing Ltd.
Youth Opportunities Unlimited

Employers interested in attending, please contact Natalie Core @email

Enjoy an afternoon of live music by Panash
$20 General Admission
$18 Members $10
Children under 12

Sponsored by: Caddyshack
 

Leslie Andrew is a professional singer and actor who has toured internationally, and voice teacher and owner of Dreams in Progress music school in London and Windsor. She is conductor for El Sistema choir at Aeolian Hall in London among others as well as the Ausable Singers at Ye Olde Towne Hall.

Tickets $20

Details and tickets: www.friendsofyeoldetownehall.org

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.