Mary’s Musings

A Golf Tournament has been organized to honour the memory of a local Lions Club member who has left an amazing legacy.  The late Bruce Murray was a popular figure, in the community and with the Lions Club, in both Grand Bend and St. Marys.  In fact, as a Lions Club member, he was successful […]

Stratford Festival Announces 2019 Season  FESTIVAL THEATRE Othello By William Shakespeare Directed by Nigel Shawn Williams Billy Elliot the Musical Book and Lyrics by Lee Hall Music by Elton John Directed and Choreographed by Donna Feore The Merry Wives of Windsor By William Shakespeare Directed by Antoni Cimolino The Front Page By Ben Hecht and Charles

Shaw Festival Announces 2019 Season  Festival Theatre The Horse and His Boy By C.S. Lewis Adapted for the stage by Anna Chatterton Directed by Christine Brubaker Lerner and Loewe’s Brigadoon Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner – Music by Frederick Loewe Original dances created by Agnes DeMille Directed by Glynis Leyshon The Ladykillers By

The Big Beach Party Wednesdays’ Familiar Favourites Concert Series “Some people get together once a week to play bridge.  We get together on Monday afternoons to play music,” says Mike McCann, for whom the band Monday@Mikes is named.  He and his seven fellow musicians gather at his place each week, bringing their assorted instruments and

The Sounds of Canada on the Sandy Beach If you love Canadian music, then be in Grand Bend on Wednesday, August 15.  That’s when Second Wind is bringing their show, Made in Canada, to the Rotary Stage on the beach at 7:00 p.m.  Concert goers will remember Second Wind from the two previous summers.  “Second

Everyone loves The Beatles music, but how about Herman’s Hermits, Tom Jones, Petula Clark, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Procal Harum, The Who, Van Morrison, Rod Stewart, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Lulu, Eric Clapton, Shirley Bassey, The Animals, Spencer Davis Group, Donovan, The Seekers, Cilla Black, Peter & Gordon, Mary Hopkin, Elton John, The Kinks,

Grand Bend’s own crooner, Michael Vanhevel, is back on the beach this summer with his ever-popular big band sound.  This year, he is joined by local vocalist, Theresa Wallis-Kneale, and they will be backed by the Jimmy Stahl Big Band, a 17-piece orchestra.  Billed as The Smooth Crooner and The Sensational Vocalist, this is the

An evening of show tunes and fun is planned for Grand Bend’s Rotary Stage on the Main Beach, July 4, 7:00 p.m., presented by Grand Bend’s own Thomas Alderson alongside three other top Canadian musical theatre performers. Joining Thomas on stage will be Tess Benger, Lili Connor, and Lucas Meeuse.  All three entertainers have appeared

Ain’t Too Proud – October 9 to November 17, 2018 – The electrifying new musical about the life and times of The Temptations, the greatest R&B group of all time Charlie And The Chocolate Factory – November 20, 2018 to January 6, 2019 – Roald Dahl’s amazing tale is the golden ticket School of Rock