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SUMMARY:Monarch Market
DESCRIPTION:March 1\, 2026 at 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM\, Guelph Farmers’ Market\n\n\n\n\nDoors are open to all ages with $3 entry at the door. \nVintage Vendors and live DJ \nhttps://10carden.ca/events/monarch-market/
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/monarch-market/
CATEGORIES:Art Sales
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260310T190000
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SUMMARY:Veruschka Zarate speaks at Royal City Quilters Guild
DESCRIPTION:Finding Pride and Joy in Quilting\nVeruschka delves deeply into her personal journey through the art of quilting. Beginning with traditional quilting practices\, she will explore her evolution into designing intricate\, large-scale Foundation Paper Pieced (FPP) quilts and patterns. \nShe will cover a range of foundational topics in FPP\, including insights gained from her own experimentation in design\, the essential elements for successful pattern drafting\, common pitfalls to avoid\, and practical tips and techniques to enhance FPP skills. Additionally\, she will discuss modern approaches to color and fabric selection\, strategies for minimizing bulk\, and other advanced techniques vital to creating quality quilts. \nVeruschka’s presentation style is highly interactive\, allowing ample opportunities for attendees to pose questions tailored to their interests. She will complement these discussions with live demonstrations illustrating key concepts and a curated trunk show featuring select quilt pieces. \nVisit https://rcqg.square.site to purchase a $10 guest pass. You may credit this purchase towards your membership fee later. \n\nVeruschka’s Bio\nVeruschka Zarate of Pride & Joy Quilting is an Accomplished Award-Winning Quilt Maker and Pattern Designer\, specializing in the technique of Foundation Paper Piecing. She is a BERNINA and Handi Quilter Ambassador and recently released a New Thread Collection with WonderFil Specialty Threads. \nShe has been Faculty for many Quilt Conventions such as: The Modern Quilt Guild’s QuiltCon\, Road to California Quilt Show\, Empty Spools Seminar\, The French International Thread Arts Convention\, BERNINA Academy in Australia and New Zealand’s Quilt Symposium to name a few. Her Quilts have received several awards\, including: The National Association of Certified Quilt Judge’s Award of Merit for Outstanding Achievement in Quiltmaking\, QuiltCon’s First Place in Piecing\, and Quiltcon’s Peoples Choice. \nVisit Veruschka’s website: https://prideandjoyquilting.com/
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/veruschka-zarate-speaks-at-royal-city-quilters-guild/
LOCATION:Online (Zoom)
CATEGORIES:Visual Art
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260314T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260314T210000
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SUMMARY:Maawnjidyang Maa : We Come Together Here – Exhibition Opening
DESCRIPTION:This event is organized by Guelph Civic Museum \nMarch 14 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm @ Guelph Civic Museum \nAll are welcome to celebrate the opening of Maawnjidyang Maa : We Come Together Here\, an exhibition curated by the Decolonizing Place Narratives Research Collective. Experience the exhibition along with performances by Manitou Makwa Singers (Spirit Bear Singers)\, a hand drum group featuring Val King and her seven children from Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation\, and video projections of Rene Meshake’s works on the east-facing exterior wall of the historical St. Agnes school. Catered by Pow Wow Café. \nFor more information click here
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/maawnjidyang-maa-we-come-together-here-exhibition-opening/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260314T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260314T190000
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SUMMARY:Variety Comedy Show
DESCRIPTION:The second instalment of SketcHub is a talent-packed variety show!\n\nComedy legend Suzanne Paquin performing stand-up on the mic.\n\nRob Lewin is back with his hilarious and excellent hand at solo sketches. Bringing some favourites and some new material.\n\nKevin Nunn\, Justin Turgeon and Nick Rintche of the Friendly Heretics have brand spankin new sketches and maybe a throwback to a favourite.\n\nMarch 14th\, Doors: 7pm\, Show: 7:30pm\nSilence\, 46 Essex Street\n\nPay what you can!\nBring cash to buy tickets at the door\,\nUntil they sell out!\n\nWe will also have the major treat of local duo @sugar.syndicate handing out samples and selling bags of their killer candy and snacks!\n\n—-\n\nAs always\, if you want to be in a show we will get you into a show! Performers\, writers\, techs and more. Send us a message and let’s have some fun. Mentoring and teaching are available.\n\nAwesome artwork is by @marcelaecheverrioc
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/variety-comedy-show/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260322T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260322T140000
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SUMMARY:Music of the Night: The Concert Tour
DESCRIPTION:Music Of The Night: The Concert Tour\nA Celebration of Andrew Lloyd Webber \nThis nationally celebrated concert production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s greatest songs\, finally comes to the River Run Centre on March 22nd at 2:00pm! \nExperience the magic of his musicals like never before! Featuring a live band and an incredible cast of powerful singers\, this unforgettable show brings to life Webber’s most iconic theatrical music – including selections from The Phantom of the Opera\, Evita\, Cats\, Jesus Christ Superstar\, Sunset Boulevard\, and more! \nFurther information/video/and tickets at\nwww.musicofthenight.live \nor via River Run Centre Box Office\nhttps://riverrun.ca/whats-on/music-of-the-night-the-concert-tour/ \nPricing: $47.85 – $60.03 CAD (plus taxes) = $55 – $69\nLowest price available for ECONOMY RELIEF if in need. \nWARNING:  This production includes the use of haze\, fog and some flashing lights.
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/music-of-the-night-the-concert-tour-2/
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260324T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260324T130000
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk | Frances Thomas: On Process
DESCRIPTION:Join the Art Gallery of Guelph for a candid conversation with artist Frances Thomas\, who will discuss her works in the two-artist touring exhibition Ron Shuebrook & Frances Thomas: In Conversation. Learn about her uncommon artistic career and the influences\, ideas\, and questions that have shaped her practice. Co-presented with the AGG Volunteer Association\, this talk will run from 12 – 12:45 pm with questions and refreshments to follow. \nMar 24.2026\, 12:00pm – 1:00pm \nLocation: 358 Gordon Street
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/artist-talk-frances-thomas-on-process/
CATEGORIES:Visual Art
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260325T143000
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SUMMARY:Death in Reverse: Performance in Precarious Times
DESCRIPTION:Death in Reverse: Performance in Precarious Times\nKate Story and Ryan Kerr\nMarch 25 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm\nImprovLab (Mackinnon Building Room 108)\nUniversity of Guelph\nFree\n\nOn March 25\, 2026\, artists Kate Story and Ryan Kerr will visit ImprovLab to share what it means to create meaningful work within conditions of precarity\, and on the unusual\, often improvised ways artists find to stay connected with audiences. They will share experiences from curating a contemporary theatre piece marked by setbacks: limited funding\, collaborative challenges\, shifting resources – while also finding unexpected forms of support through local politics\, partnerships\, and community networks. Reflecting on “Project Baroness\, ”they will also consider festival and DIY theatre\, arts and “non-arts’’ collaborations\, residency models\, and the fragile balance between fundraising and public funding that shapes small-scale performance ecosystems. “As Death in Reverse made its way toward the stage\, our work continually evoked echoes of DADA-era New York: periods of conflict\, displacement\, authoritarian tightening\, censorship\, and the suppression of movements for racial\, gender\, and LGBTQ2IA+ justice. Artists may have been worn down by their circumstances\, yet they continued to create. This conversation invites us to sit with those parallels—and with the quiet insistence of art that persists.” \nFull listing here.
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/death-in-reverse-performance-in-precarious-times/
CATEGORIES:Interactive,Performance,Workshops
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SUMMARY:Guelph MFA Open Studios 2026
DESCRIPTION:Guelph for MFA Open Studios 2026MFA Open Studios is a free event open to the public where you can meet and greet the University of Guelph MFA students\, see their current projects in their studios\, and attend the Studio Art Lecture in Contemporary Art.Open Studios is on Wednesday March 25\, 2026. The event will run from 2:00 pm to 5:30 pm and 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm.
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/guelph-mfa-open-studios-2026/
CATEGORIES:Visual Art
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260326T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260327T000000
DTSTAMP:20260316T141151Z
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SUMMARY:Free 16mm Direct Animation Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join artist Mia Buono and other Guelph community members for a one-of-a-kind workshop where you’ll animate by hand on 16mm film to create your own short stop-motion piece. Perfect for beginners\, families\, emerging artists\, and anyone looking to explore hands-on\, non-digital animation techniques. \nMore information can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/16mm-direct-animation-workshop-tickets-1981769238139
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/free-16mm-direct-animation-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Visual Art,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260326T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260326T210000
DTSTAMP:20260310T141908Z
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SUMMARY:The Image Makers
DESCRIPTION:The Image Makers is a free monthly gathering of video and cinema makers who are dedicated to the craft of moving imagery\, with a particular focus on lighting design. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this month’s session\, our goal is to light and shoot an eerie walking ghost scene inspired by the 2001 Japanese horror film\, Kairo (also known as Pulse) . \nWhile no formal instruction is provided\, this session is a great chance to meet new collaborators\, try new techniques\, push one another to new levels\, and keep skills fresh. \nPlease email workshops@edvideo.org with any questions and/or accessibility concerns.
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/the-image-makers-16/
LOCATION:Silence.\, 46 Essex Street\, Guelph\, ON\, N1H 3K8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Interactive
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260327T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260327T170000
DTSTAMP:20260120T190824Z
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SUMMARY:Queer Youth Art Club
DESCRIPTION:Queer Youth Art Club\n3:00 to 5:00 p.m. | Free | No Registration Required\n\nQueer and trans youth (13-18) across the region are invited to the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery for a free\, casual drop-in creative space on the fourth Friday of every month! This new initiative at the gallery is led by queer and trans facilitators\, aiming to offer a safe container for teens to connect with their queer peers over creative interests and free refreshments! Bring your own project or use our art supplies to create artworks of your own.\n\n2026 dates: March 27\, April 24\n \nhttps://kwag.ca/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1030
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/queer-youth-art-club-4/
CATEGORIES:Visual Art
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260328T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260328T150000
DTSTAMP:20260310T154456Z
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SUMMARY:Seedy Saturday
DESCRIPTION:Seedy Saturday 2026\nSaturday\, March 28⋅10:00am – 3:00pm\n\n\n\nJoin the Guelph Tool Library for Seedy Saturday\, presented by Yorklands Green Hub and the Guelph Seed Library\nCheck out their Instagram for more details.
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/seedy-saturday/
CATEGORIES:Families,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260328T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260328T170000
DTSTAMP:20260310T143551Z
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SUMMARY:Print's Not Dead
DESCRIPTION:‘Print’s Not Dead’ print fair aims to connect local printmakers and our community in an accessible\, creative space. \nSale and show will be held in a more accessible space\, Ground Floor Arts\, 112 Wyndham St N. Wyndham Art’s new classroom\, gallery\, and multi-use studio space \n‘Print’s Not Dead’ is a community event. Admission is free & all ages welcome. \nA gallery show will be held alongside the Print Fair\, from March 12th – 29th\, featuring print artwork from the vendors \nSaturday\, March 28nd\, 11-5pm\, 2026\, @ 112 Wyndham St N (Ground Floor Arts)
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/prints-not-dead/
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibitions,Art Sales,Visual Art
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260331T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260331T170000
DTSTAMP:20260331T181426Z
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SUMMARY:How the Light Gets In: The Rainbow Chorus
DESCRIPTION:The Rainbow Chorus is excited to present: How the Light Gets In our spring concert weaves together songs of love\, loss\, and light. At its heart is the strength and beauty of connection: the courage found in deep friendship. The music reminds us that there is light in all of us\, no matter where we’ve been or what we’ve been through. When things fall apart\, it’s often our community that helps gather the pieces and keeps our light burning. Our spring concert is a message of hope and love\, because even on our darkest days\, we sing!\n\nSat 5/9/26 2:00pm to 3:30pm\nSat 5/9/26 7:30pm to 9:00pm\n\nHarcourt Memorial United Church\, 87 Dean Avenue\, Guelph\, ON\n\n25.00 to 25.00–Students pay $15\, Children under 12 are free\n\nMore info here
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/how-the-light-gets-in-the-rainbow-chorus/
CATEGORIES:Music,Performance
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