Calendar
January
January 2023 Calendarhttps://www.greybrucefarmersweek.ca/ Contact address for info or tickets: Grey County Agricultural Services info@greyagservices.ca 519-986-3756 Thursdays, January 12 and 19 Writers’ Electronic Round Table Open to interested writers in any genre. Send ahead your contribution –up to 1,000 words in any genre or a chapter from a work in progress. Join the circle 2 – 4 p.m. Using the GoogleMeet link that will be provided. Participants share the Google fee. Further info from Lee Johnston la.johnston333@gmail.com Thursday, January 26 Face-to-Face Writing Group Treasure Chest Museum, Queen St. North, Paisley 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Share writing by bringing typed or printed copies up to 1,000 words and offer positive critique to others. Cost is $5 payable to the Museum. Further info from Cindy Matthews, 519-365-3764 Cindymatthews1957@gmail.com Tuesday, January 31 Writers BLOC meeting by e-mail 7 – 9 p.m. In anticipation of uncooperative January weather, the BLOC resumes electronic meetings. Send your response to the challenge theme TIME to writersbloc1991@gmail.com Send a few days ahead, or during the evening. Respond to the writers taking part by email on the evening or a few days later. January 31 ARRIVAL DEADLINE for the 24th Acrostic Story Contest Opening line You’ll never guess… Full details at the CONTEST link on the web at www.brucedalepress.ca NOTE entries by Canada Post ONLY. Before February 28 Get a headstart this month ono your entry for the Nick Blatchford Occasional Verse Contest held by The New Quarterly. Poems written in response to an existing occasion, personal or public, or poems that make occasions of something ordinary. Check The New Quarterly website for further details.
Tuesday, January 3rd @ 7:30 pm EST via Zoom only Members of Bruce County Genealogical Society can accessOGS Durham Branch’s January Meeting Exploring FamilySearch – Michele Jeannotte Exploring some of the key features of the free FamilySearch.org website. Find out how to search the records, navigate the online catalogue and browse digitized films. She’ll also talk about some of the ‘hidden extras’ offered. For the Zoom link, visit either Genealogical Society’s website. Note – BCGS resumes its own meeting schedule in February. Wednesday January 4 to 10 Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week In-person presentations from the Elmwood Community Centre, 38 Concession Road 10 Elmwood Tickets for prepurchase or at the door. Also available on livestream from website. In addition to the scheduled presentations each day, all ticket holders will be able to access twenty one bonus, pre-recorded, ‘On Demand’ presentations. Topics include Beef Day, Jan 4, Dairy Day Jan 5, Goat Day Jan 6, Sheep Day Jan 7, Horse Day Jan 8, Ecological Day Jan 9, Crops Day, Jan 10 See more details at