May 05 - Lunch at the Globe: Ellen Cole

“To come or not to come – that is the question.”

Our speaker, Ellen Cole, will tell us some of the interesting inside stories associated with running a theatre company producing the plays of William Shakespeare.

Ellen spent eight  years in the administration of the Royal Shakespeare Company in the United Kingdom and four years with Canada’s Stratford Festival.

May 04 - DCMA's Annual Get Together

Each year the DCMA has an annual meeting for our members, want to be members, patrons, and to honour our volunteers.

Held off site, each year in a different municipality. This year it is Melancthon, and the event will be in the Horning’s Mills WI Hall. Meet our many volunteers and thank them for their work at the DCMA.

The highlight of the day will be the first public introduction to the DCMA’s Five-Year Strategic Plan.

After the meeting you will be invited on a walking tour through Horning’s Mills with Martin Hunt.

After the walk, we will send you off with a driving tour guide through Melancthon Township.

Annual Get Together (AGGT)
Horning’s Mills Hall
May 4, 1 pm

For more details, 877-941-7787 or info@dufferinmuseum.com.

May 1 - Tim Falconer's Bad Singer

Toronto-based writer Tim Falconer joins our Spring Lecture Series to describe his latest project, Bad Singer, a book about singing badly, tone deafness and why singing is so important to us!

Tim is working on an episode of CBC Radio’s Ideas featuring Bad Singer. He will entertain us with several short and humorous passages from Bad Singer, and perhaps, with some encouragement, he might even sing for us!

A portion of the fee will be donated to The Friends of Island Lake for their ‘Close the Gap’ campaign!

Bad Singer
May 1, 7 - 9 pm

At The Farmhouse Pottery Gallery & Café, 307114 Hockley Road.
For more details, info@pacepottery.com or 519-941-6654.
Fee $10, includes coffee and dessert, call ahead to book, seating limited.

April 25, 7 pm Dufferin Circle of Storytellers

The Dufferin Arts Council & the DCMA bring together an evening of tales by the Dufferin Circle of Storytellers.

Share in the stories that range from historical to witty, cheeky to heartfelt. The Storytellers know how to get the tales told and musical guests often join in.

Light refreshments will be available after the event.

Dufferin Circle of Storytellers
April 25, 7 pm

Tickets: $10.00 – available at Booklore in Orangeville,  Jelly Craft Café in Shelburne and at the DCMA.

April 07 - Lunch at The Globe: Leaders of the Dufferin Youth Festival of the Arts

We are pleased to welcome the leaders of the Dufferin Youth Festival of the Arts. They have listened to and acted upon their challenge.

The Festival is not a competition. It’s a celebration for young people throughout the County to

meet and enjoy each other’s art – be it dance, music, painting, or poetry. What an idea! Enjoy. Be happy!

In the words of one participant, “I loved the festival. It was the best day ever! I hope I go next year!” (Grade 3 student at Parkinson C.P.S.)

April 6 - Two Exciting Exhibits: Art From the Heart & Betty Scale Hendrie

Opening of the DCMA 2014 Main Gallery Exhibit: Art from the Heart: Folk, Found, Farm, and Folly

Each day our eyes pass by hundreds of objects. Let your eye stop and rest on a folk object made with the colours, skills and artistry of an untrained eye. Let them enjoy seeing the skill of assembling everyday objects into artistry. Notice the found manufactured objects, produced for everyday use, yet designed or embellished in ways reflecting a finer art. Smile at something made for no apparent use or as deliberate folly. Enjoy the objects in this exhibition. Each one can teach you about the history of our local community and the history of the people of Canada.

Opening of the DCMA Fine Art Collection Exhibit – Betty Scale Hendrie

Born in Bushey Heath, London England in 1916, yet raised in India, Betty Scale Hendrie immigrated to Canada in 1943, a war bride. She was a member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolours and had a farm in Mono, where her studio was located. Her works are in private collections in the USA, Europe, Barbados, and Ireland and now we are honoured to have her works here at the DCMA, including her haunting scenes of the Hockley Valley.

April 6, 2 pm
Dufferin County Museum


Admission to both openings is by donation.
For more details, 877-941-7787 or info@dufferinmuseum.com.

April 5 - Orangeville 1864: 150 At Last! with Archivist Steve Brown

How do you start a village from scratch? Who were the movers and shakers and the big civic boosters? And what did it all cost?  

Archivist Steve Brown takes you on a vocal tour of Orangeville’s first year, 1864.

Orangeville 1864: 150 At Last! with Archivist Steve Brown
April 5, 2 pm
Dufferin County Museum

Regular Museum admission.
For more details, 877-941-7787 or info@dufferinmuseum.com.