Calendar

Every day until Dec. 23
Paisley and Area Christmas Market
Makers and bakers take over Orchard’s Landing at 486 Queen Street south in Paisley. Every day, with visiting artisans and baking on site. Check www.paisleychristmasmarket.ca for more info

Indoor 24 Days of Christmas Market
Southampton Art Centre Gallery at the corner of High Street and Hwy 21.
Wednesdays to Saturdays 10-4 pm, Sundays 12 to 4 pm, Festive Fridays until 8 pm.  Food and toy drive donation boxes for easy donating

Thursday, December 4 TIFF Film Circuit comes to
Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre, Victoria Street North, Southampton
The Penguin Lessons    British-Argentine comedy drama
7 pm run time 1 hour, 50 min.
Members free, adults $8, seniors $6

Saturday December 6
10 am to 3 pm
Celebrate Anishinaabek makers from Saugeen First Nation, Nawash, and neighbouring communities.
Wagon rides, photos with Santa, and plenty of festive cheer for the whole family
James Mason Centre, Saugeen First Nation Follow Hwy 21 North from Southampton to French Bay Road

Wednesday, December 11, 6:30 pm Winter Winds
SDSS Intermediate bands concert
6:30 p.m. at Saugeen District Senior School
Admission by donation.

Thursday December 12
Light up the Holidays
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM  a family event
Bruce County Museum & Archives Victoria Street North, Southampton
Enjoy a holiday sing-along with the Chantry Singers, meet Santa for a classic Christmas photo, and take part in face-painting, crafts, heritage demonstrations, and a museum scavenger hunt
PLUS: Holiday Storytime with the Bruce County Public Library, whose Bookmobile will also be on-site for you to check out books to read over the holidays.
Complimentary food, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, and cookie decorating!

Thursday December 12
A Night of Christmas
7 pm Port Elgin Community Band celebrates Christmas music for all.
Saugeen District Senior School auditorium, Gustavus Street
Plenty of parking behind the school. Admission by donation.

Writers BLOC  Last Tuesday of the month
Winter months participation by e-mail only, online at writersbloc1991@gmail.com Send contributions of prose or poetry any format up to 1000 words. Reply to others with comments or suggestions during the evening or when you can.
Theme for December is ~nutcrackers, Santa.  

Dec 31    Happy New Year! May 2026 bring you good health, good friends, good times, and good reading!

ANYTIME UNTIL JANUARY 31 2026
ENTER The Brucedale Press ACROSTIC STORY CONTEST
Back again!  Here’s the opening phrase…

Eventually, everyone realized...

Writers carry on with sentences beginning in the sequence of the alphabet, even past Z to end with D…
Entries must be POSTMARKED via Canada Post [thanks for getting back on the job!] on or before January 31, 2026
Full rules posted at www.brucedalepress.ca