The Don't-Say-There-Is-Nothing-To-Do-In-The-Soo List

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Again I repeat...who says there is nothin' to do in the Soo?! Get the heck out there and DO something!


~FRIDAY~

Goulais River Community Days Weekend starts Presented by The Goulais River Recreation Committee. Events take place at Captain Tilly Park. Come and enjoy this family event! Talent shows, kids events, and entertainment throughout the day! Food, fun, beer tent and baseball games! Small admission fee.

Open Air Market Hilton Beach, St Joe's Island starting @ 7:30am. A weekly country market held under the large yellow tent beside the Hilton Library. Fresh fruits and vegatables, freshly baked cookies and other baking, maple syrup products, as well as work by local artisans. Email for more info [email protected]

SSM Museum @ 690 Queen Street East. 100th Anniversary of the "Old Post Office" featuring original drawings, architechtural models, photos, artifacts & historic facts. Also a glimpse of life in our city at the turn of the last century.

Arts Council Weekender listings

Searchmont Community Days Weekend starts. Bring your instruments and jam. Fish Fry, 5pm -7pm

LopLops hosts The Wild Turkeys Sheldon Jaaskelainen (The Goulais River Rats) is back and this time he is teaming up with another brother Byron Jaaskelainen to bring you some good old fashioned country bluegrass. This brand new band has only played a few gigs around town but have quickly developed a huge fan base.

Wrestling 1 NIGHT ONLY! FRIDAY JULY 7 @ Royal Canadian Legion 7pm belltime 7-9 matches 5 title fights.
$8 in advance 10$ at the door.

ALL YOU CAN EAT PRIME RIB BUFFET @ Holiday Inn Bridges Restaurant Waterfront $18.99/person. Includes full salad bar, chef's potato and vegetable, additional entrees and decedant dessert bar.

~SATURDAY~

5th Annual Ride For The Cure Motorcycle rally, parade, and breast cancer awareness RIDE in support of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. Great bikes, great people, great prizes, great fun... Registration by donation - please give generously. Day of RIDE registraion from 9 - 11 am at the City Hall north parking lot. RIDE parade leaves at 11 am. For more information please call 705-253-1991 or email [email protected]

Searchmont Community Parade starts @ Noon

FOCAS 6th Annual Tour of Gardens will be from Noon until 4pm Tickets are only $12 and include a rain or shine self-guided tour. Featuring Jean Shrouds at 11515 S. Riverside Drive, Irene Hungerford at 3139 S. Seymour Street, Jeanne Smith at 1605 W. 8th and Althea Srtickland at 1112 Augusta Street. Tickets are available at The Mole Hole, Soo Michigan.

Annual Art Show and Sale by Geri Rousseau and Ilene Bodnar! Located at the corner of Hwy. 17E and Hwy. 548 (St. Joseph Island Turnoff) 10am

Canadian Red Cross/ProMotion Power Sports Pickerel Tournament Starts @ 7:00am Cast your support in the Pickerel Tournament. Register at The Canadian Red Cross (Allard Street) or at Ben's Bait & Tackle in Garden River. For more information please call The Canadian Red Cross at 759-4547.

Motocross Race Two days of motocross racing @ Runway Park starting at 10:am Gen admission is $10 per day, or $15 for 2 days. (children 12 and under are free) For more information please call (705) 779-3031.

Garage, Craft, and Bake Sale @ the Studio Theatre, 121 Pittsburgh Avenue. For more information please call 705-946-4081.

Take a ride to Prince Township Museum which includes a 19th Century log house, a one-room classroom built in 1937, a church built by local farmers in 1885 and more. The Museum also includes an excellent display of refurbished farm machinery and unique carvings. Admission is by Donation 3042 Second Line West/Hwy 550

Four and Friends Art Sale runs from July 7 through to July 9 at the Community Hall in Bruce Mines.

ON THE MOVE ACTIVE 2010 Wimbledon Strawberry Social and Tennis Tournament @ RYTAC 9am to 2pm For more info call 949-1563

DOWNBEAT LOUNGE: Our Mercury

LOPLOPS: Beyond Borders is proud to welcome back Caroline Spence from Vancouver. Lat year Caroline popped by with local friends Catherine Taddo and Lindsay Pugh as part of their cross Canada "Elemental Tour".

This year should be no diffferent as she is bringing both Catherine & Lindsay out as well as Chris Belsito and a few other local musicians.

C O M E O U T...Pride Dance Algonquin Hotel 864 Queen St. E. Proper I.D. is required. Doors open at 9:30pm

~SUNDAY~

Foggy Notions: BONDAR w/ Terminal. This is the debut show for all original band BONDAR. Come support local original talent doors open at 9pm, 19+

John Johnston Historic Home Grand Opening (next to the Coast Guard on Water Street SSM MICHIGAN) from 2-4pm. Spend an afternoon being entertained while you learn about the Soo MI history. Author Bernie Arbic will tell stories and Susan Askwith and Dave Stanaway will perform songs. For more information please contact the Chippewa County Historical Society at 906-635-7082

~MONDAY~

Summer Concert Series 7pm Royal Canadian Legion Drum & Trumpet Band @ Roberta Bondar Tent Pavillion

The Metis Nation of Ontario's 13th Annual General Assembly All Welcome! Ojibway Park July 10th - 14th

Obsession @ Bondar Pavilion

COMING SOON... RotaryFEST, The Cheap Suits and Second Stage @ City Hall!

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