Muskoka Lakes Chamber of Commerce

Wednesday Night Jam
2018-08-29 15:00 (America/Toronto) | Bala United Church, 3115 MUSKOKA RD, Muskoka Lakes, ON P0C 1A0
Music by: the BPC Guitar Jammers, The Bala-Rings, Joe Gravelle, Fred Orchard & Cal White with Julia Manuel.
A great family night concert. Basket for free will donations.

After Hours at the Museum
2018-08-29 15:00 - 16:30 | Muskoka Lakes Musem, Muskoka Lakes Musem, Port Carling
Ray Love, well-known Muskoka author, will present his latest book Muskoka, Ontario’s Playground
Cost is $5 or $3 for students & members

YOGA & SPA SERIES AT JW MARRIOTT THE ROSSEAU MUSKOKA
2018-08-30 14:00 - 17:00 | ON
Find Your Om on Lake Rosseau with a yoga spa series. Complimentary yoga will be hosted by PYC Muskoka’s Jennifer Dwyer overlooking scenic Lake Rosseau at JW Marriott The Rosseau Muskoka. Please remember to bring your mat!
Yoga from 6-7 pm, on Lakeview Lawn (shine) or Rosseau Ballroom (rain).
After your flow, attend a post yoga social at Spa Rosseau from 7-9pm. For $20 enjoy light refreshments and access to Spa Rosseau: steam, sauna, whirlpool, pool; try the new Hydrospa with H20 bed, massage chairs, oxygen bar, oxygen facial.

Sam Roberts Band in Concert
2018-09-01 17:00 - 19:30 | The Kee to Bala

Old Fashioned Sunday
2018-09-02 05:30 - 07:00 | ON
Come to worship at Trinity All Saints Anglican, Bala
Hymn sing starting at 9:15am
Ladies war hats, gents wear ties
Old Fashioned costumes most welcome

Aspen Valley Wildlife Sanctuary open house
2018-09-02 08:00 - 11:00 | Aspen Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, 1116 Crawford St, Rosseau, ON P0C 1J0
Visit for the final open house of the summer. Admission by donation. See the permanent residences, learn about the rehabilitation work and explore the gift shop.

Customer Appreciation BBQ & Mini-putt Tournament
2018-09-02 08:00 - 13:00 | Northern Escapades Mini Golf, 301 Ecclestone Dr, Bracebridge, ON P1L 1X2
Tournament entry is $2 and the BBQ is free.
pregister at minigolfmuskoka.com

All Candidates Meeting: Ward A
2018-09-06 14:30 - 17:00 | Walker’s Point Community Centre, Walker's Point Community Centre
Come hear your Mayoral, District and Township Councillor candidates speak and have questions answered by them. Doors open at 630pm during which time you can submit a question to be drawn for answering. The formal part of the evening starts at 7pm and ends at 9pm.
Unsure of which Ward you’re in: Check the ward map by clicking here

World Water Ski Championships
2018-09-07 04:00 - 2018-09-09 13:00 | ON
At Deerhurst Resort.

Bala Curling Club Annual Golf Classic & BBQ
2018-09-09 09:00 - 13:00 | muskoka Woodlands Golf Course, 4949 Muskoka Road 169, Port Carling, ON P0B 1J0
Golf & Dinner: $50
Just Golf: $20
Format: Scramble, teams of two
BBQ & Prizes at the curling club after
Call Ron Algate to enter 905-509-6619 – tickets available from Randy at Cottage Cravings.

September 11 Business After Hours: Brooklands Farm
2018-09-11 13:30 - 15:30 | ON
Come out to Brooklands Farm for our September Business After Hours. This over century old farm is a beautiful venue. Enjoy nibbles, drinks & networking with a variety of chamber members. Co-sponsored by Crossroads Restaurant (providing hors d’ouevres) and Sawdust City Brewery. Your $5 contribution is welcomed and appreciated.
Please send us your Chamber connection success stories or your good news announcements ahead of each Business After Hours so we can share them — we put the power of networking to work for you.

All Candidate Meetings: Ward C - Port Carling Community Centre
2018-09-13 14:30 - 17:00 | Port Carling Community Centre, 3 Bailey St, Port Carling

Spaghetti Dinner
2018-09-14 13:30 - 15:00 | Bala United Church, 3115 MUSKOKA RD, Muskoka Lakes, ON P0C 1A0
A fundraising event for Bala United Church. Delicious spaghetti bolognese, salad, bread, and dessert
Vegetarian option Aglio Olio.
$15 for adults, $12 kids under 10 years.
Reservations taken for groups of 6 or more – call 705-641-2949.

Lobsterfest - Bala Legion SOLD OUT
2018-09-15 13:00 - 17:00 | Bala Legion, 1011 Maple Ave, Bala, ON P0C 1A0
We’re celebrating summer with
— Lobster and Ribs
— Corn on the Cob
— Live Music with The Catfish Turner Country Band
Tickets are just $25 per person! Buy your tickets at the Legion, or on Eventbrite and Facebook.
ENTER OUR DRAW for two Toronto Maple Leaf tickets!
Everyone welcome!

Knitting Muskoka Together
2018-09-19 10:00 - 12:00 | Muskoka Place Gallery, 1182 Foreman Road, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada
Knitting Muskoka Together – A Workshop For Seniors
Join us for 1,2 or all 3 FREE WORKSHOPS where we learn the basics of knitting and create our own take home projects.
September 19. September 26, October 3, and October 10 at the Muskoka Place Gallery

Community & Stakeholders Meeting for Bala Cranberry Festival
2018-09-19 14:30 - 17:00 | Bala Community Centre, 1008 Maple Ave, Bala, Ontario, P0C1A0, Canada
Everyone is welcome.
Items to be discussed:

town layouts
timeline of events
vendors & venues
health & safety
emergency services
parking & bus route
accessible parking
Q&A period

10th Annual Rock for Kids Golf Tournament
2018-09-20 05:00 - 17:00 | The Rock Golf Club, 1185 Juddhaven Rd, Minett, Ontario, P0B 1G0
The JW Marriott The Rosseau Muskoka is hosting the 10th Annual Rock for Kids Golf tournament on Thursday September 20th, 2018 at The Rock Golf Club in Minett.

This annual tournament is in support of Children’s Miracle Network and SickKids Foundation and includes a dinner and silent auction. Dinner and silent auction tickets can also be purchased separately at $55+ HST.

To register click here.

All Candidates Meeting: Ward B - Raymond Community Centre
2018-09-20 14:30 - 17:00 | ON

Season Home Opening Game for South Muskoka Shield Jr. Hockey
2018-09-21 15:30 - 17:30 | Port Carling Arena, 3 Bailey Street, Port Carling, Ontario, P0B 1J0
Come support the South Muskoka Shield Jr. Hockey team at their new location in Port Carling for their season home opening game.

3rd Annual Pig Roast
2018-09-21 19:00 - 20:00 | Pinegrove Fellowship Church, 4060 HWY 118 West, Port Carling
Free Event – Everyone Invited
*Encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item

Spaghetti Supper & Silent Auction
2018-09-22 13:00 - 16:00 | Torrance Community Centre, 1030 Torrance Rd, Torrance, ON P0C 1M0
Zion Presbyterian Church invites you to a delicious spaghetti supper and silent auction.
Adults $10, children 12 and under are $5
Proceeds for church programs

ART - A Page to Stage Play Script Reading
2018-09-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Muskoka Place Gallery, 1182 Foreman Road, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada
ART’ a play written by Yasmina Reza and Christopher Hampton
How much would you pay for a white painting? Would it matter who the painter was? Would it be art? One of Marc’s best friends, Serge, has just bought a very expensive painting. It’s about five feet by four, all white with white diagonal lines. To Marc, the painting is a joke, but Serge insists Marc doesn’t have the proper standard to judge the work. Another friend, Ivan, though burdened by his own problems, allows himself to be pulled into this disagreement. Eager to please, Ivan tells Serge he likes the painting. Lines are drawn and these old friends square off over the canvas, using it as an excuse to relentlessly batter one another over various failures. As their arguments become less theoretical and more personal, they border on destroying their friendships. At the breaking point, Serge hands Marc a felt tip pen and dares him: “Go on.” This is where the friendship is finally tested, and the aftermath of action, and its reaction, affirms the power of those bonds.
Winner of the 1998 Tony Award for Best Play. Winner of the 1996 Olivier Award for Best Comedy. “…wildly funny, naughtily provocative…” —NY Post. “…a nonstop cross-fire of crackling language, serious issues of life and art expressed in outbursts that sound like Don Rickles with a degree from the Sorbonne…Reza is a fiendishly clever writer…’ART’ sounds like a marriage of Molière and Woody Allen…” —Newsweek. “Anyone looking for a play that is funny, sophisticated, stylish, stimulating and moving should go to ‘ART’.” —Independent (London
ART is one of our scripts in our Page-To-Stage Play Reading Series
Professional actors take the stage and perform a play, ON-SCRIPT. Lifting the characters off the page. This enhances the audience experience: the true craft of the actor and the playwright’s words. No sets, costumes, lighting or sound effects. THE ESSENCE OF THE PERFORMING ARTS. An introduction to each play is provided by our company dramaturg – background of the play and playwright, along with poignant facts and tidbits are shared prior to the performance.
We are partnering with Muskoka Chautauqua for this performance. Donations of $30 of more to Muskoka Chautauqua will receive a charitable receipt. This additional support will encourage more performing arts in Muskoka Lakes.
There is a wine/cheese reception prior to our presentation.
Admission is PAY WHAT YOU THOUGHT (let us know what you thought of our presentation with a donation after experiencing it! Also, for charity donations over $30 to Muskoka Chautauqua a tax receipt will be given.)
SEATING IS LIMITED TO 60 FOR THIS PERFORMANCE – RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED.

A Google After Hours Event (Sept. 25) & Breakfast (Sept. 26)
2018-09-24 - 2018-09-26 | ON
Muskoka and Parry Sound Chambers of Commerce in Partnership with BreezeMaxWeb presents A Google After Hours Event and Breakfast
Sponsored by: Parry Sound Muskoka Community Network
Entry Fee: Donation to Founders Circle (For more information on Founders Circle click here.) The suggested donation price is $10 for both After Hours and Breakfast.
Location: Discovery Centre in Gravenhurst
Food provided by: Creative Plate
After Hours – Tuesday, Sept 25th
Breakfast – Wed, Sept 26th
After Hours Agenda:
4:30 – Discovery Centre Tour (if you wish) – TBC (Stuart)
5:00 – After Hours Networking
5:45 – Welcome and Founders Circle
6:00 – Google Presentation
7:00 – Andrew Faridani, CEO and Owner of BreezeMaxWeb
7:30 – 7:45 – Live Testimonials (2)
7:45- 8 – Prizes and thank you for coming
Google will be speaking about Google Advertising and up and coming changes/latest trends for your business.
Andrew will break down what Google Advertising is all about.
Breakfast Agenda:
Breakfast with Andrew, CEO and Owner of BreezeMaxWeb
7:30- 8:00 – Breakfast (provided by Creative Plate)
8:00 – 9:30 – Intro of Andrew and information and how to implement google into your business, opportunity to ask questions
This is for anyone who missed the night before and who want to continue to learn more and ask questions.

Knitting Muskoka Together - Workshop For Seniors
2018-09-26 10:00 - 12:00 | Muskoka Place Gallery, 1182 Foreman Road, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada
Join us for 1,2 or all 3 FREE WORKSHOPS where we learn the basics of knitting and create our own take home projects.
Supplies and snacks provided! Space is limited
Register now at: www.ywcamuskoka.com or call 705-645-9827

Mixing Business with Pleasure: An Evening with Terry O’Reilly
2018-09-27 15:30 - 17:30 | Algonquin Theatre, 37 Main St E,, Huntsville, Ontario, P1H 1A1, Canada
Join Terry, one of Canada’s most celebrated and successful marketing minds, as he dispenses small business marketing insights peppered with his trademark storytelling. Terry is frequently asked to speak to companies and organizations on the power of marketing. A very passionate (and humorous) presenter, he has a unique and insightful viewpoint on what it takes to truly connect with customers in this day and age. Terry talks about the power of big ideas, and how those ideas can change perceptions and behavior. His themes are applicable to any sector,
as he focusses on the thinking behind effective campaigns, out-of-the-box strategic insights, how to create a powerful identity, why brands matter (big or small), and how to cut through the data smog with ideas that are impossible to ignore. Terry is heard on his very entertaining and influential CBC Radio show “Under The Influence.” Terry also has a new book out: “This I Know: Marketing Lessons from Under the Influence.” The evening will be full of insights for small business owners, and for fans of his radio show, he will be telling amusing stories from his long career in advertising.

FUNDRAISER for National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association Sept. 29
2018-09-29 04:00 - 13:00 | ON
Fundraising event with speech patholgist presenting on spasmodic dysphonia, a condition that has affected local Bala resident Becky Lacroix.
Dinner by Taco Kar, Dance by Blue Country, Drinks from Clear Lake Brewery and silent auction.

Tickets include two free beers, and are $35. They can be purchased at the chamber office.
Where: Bala Community Centre

Knitting Muskoka Together -Workshop For Seniors
2018-10-03 10:00 - 12:00 | Muskoka Place Gallery, 1182 Foreman Road, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada

Beauty, Badges, Bags & Bingo
2018-10-04 18:30 - 22:00 | ON
Location: 110 Clearbrook Trail, Bracebridge, Ontario P1L0A3
This will be the fifth year Hospice Muskoka will be hosting our Annual Fashion Show. We have completely revamped the event to make it even more exciting and enjoyable for our patrons. We have entitled this year’s event, Beauty, Badges, Bags & Bingo.
Along with a fashion show and refreshments, including wine & cheese, we will have a variety of opportunities for people to win great prizes. There will be 2 Golden Tickets and 10 Bingo Games with brand name purses as prizes, game helpers will be Muskoka’s first responders in uniform. Additional games include a raffle to win purses, fashion accessories, gift baskets and certificates, as well as a secret key to open a box with a handmade jewelry item from Penny Varney. This year we will also have a Wall of Wine with 100 bottles valued from $15.00 to $75.00 for which people can draw a cork to win.
Tickets will be available soon at Scotiabank in Bracebridge, Gravenhurst and Port Carling as well as on our website and by calling our office.
Tickets are $30.00 per person.
Please plan to bring your wallet to participate in the Golden Ticket Draw, Bingo, Silent Auction and Wall of Wine.
For more information contact Sandra Holdsworth at info@hospicemuskoka.com

The Minett Lions Thanksgiving Dinner
2018-10-06 17:00 - 19:00 | Peninsula Recrecation Centre, Minett, Ontario, Canada
All Ages | $18 – adults, $10 – under 10, free for children under four.
Location & Venue
Peninsula Recreation Centre – Minett
1131 Juddhaven Rd, Minett, Muskoka Lakes ON, P0B 1J0
Contact info
Name: Pam and John Newton
Email: joeriver1@gmail.com

W.I.S.E Clubhouse - Wellness Initiative for Seniors Engaged
2018-10-09 13:30 | Bala Community Centre, 1008 Maple Ave, Bala, Ontario, P0C1A0, Canada
Masquerade Party – Come dressed up. Prizes for the most creative costume!
