The four Oakville Rotary Clubs are pleased to announce the return of the Paul Harris
Fellow Awards live event on Thursday, January 26 th . The eight 2023 nominees will be
announced and recognized for their service to the Oakville community and beyond at a
gala dinner at the Oakville Conference Centre. Tickets are $75/person and registrations
are required at https://rotaryoakville.ca Registration closes Sunday, January 22 at
6:00pm. The public is invited to attend, but tickets will not be available at the door.

The Paul Harris Fellow Award is the highest award a Rotary Club may grant to a
community benefactor or club member. This year’s nominees whose considerable
contributions to the Oakville community and beyond are most appreciated and continue
to make a difference locally and globally. Community nominees, who are not Rotarians,
are recognized annually in this manner as club members believe the nominees’ choices to
give back to their community are in line with the Rotary motto of “Service Above Self”.

In addition, Oakville Rotary is pleased to announce that Marsha Smith, Halton
Environmental Network’s new CEO and Chair of the Board will be the featured speaker.
Rotary International has added the Environment as an area of service for Rotarians
around the world and her topic is timely for many reasons. Speaking about Achieving
Social Change Through Community Service, all attending will benefit from her extensive
knowledge and informative presentation.

Smith’s journey over the last 20 years has been at the nexus of information
management, environmental science, and social justice, with experience spanning
every sector; private, entrepreneurial, non-profit and the public. She has worked both in
Canada and overseas to improve water quality, protect species-at-risk, preserve
ecosystems, and increase community resilience. Smith has both a Master of
Environmental Science from the University of Toronto, and a Bachelor of Environmental
Studies from the University of Waterloo and is working towards her PhD.

Huntsville’s Got Talent takes the Algonquin Theatre stage on Saturday, March 4, at 7:00 PM! Celebrate local talent as 10 finalists aim to impress the judges and wow the audience. Special guest performances. Proceeds to Community Living Huntsville. Tickets: tickets.algonquintheatre.ca 

Muskoka Shield vs Ville-Marie

Make this Valentine’s Day continue into the weekend. Celebrate it during Orchestra Kingston’s Tribute to Women In Music, featuring multi-award-winning violinist, Kingston’s own Clara Moellman  performing the “glorious, show stopping” Max Bruch Violin Concerto No.1. On the same program: the “irresistible” Amy Beach “Gaelic” Symphony No.2 inspired by Old English, Irish, and Scottish melodies. At The Spire in Kingston. Tickets: Free for kids (16 and under), $20 (senior & student), $25 (adult) at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/orchestra-kingston-celebrating-women-in-music-tickets-495674625147, Novel Idea, Arden Music, and at the door.

Orchestra Kingston gratefully acknowledges the support of the Kingston Arts Council, City of Kingston, and OLG.

Masks are recommended by Public Health Ontario.

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Proclaimed “incredible” and “impeccable” (Craig Bakay, Frontenac News, 2019), Clara Moellman’s performances show off “her passion and her persistence,” according to Orchestra Kingston music director John Palmer, who adds, “She has really impressed everyone.” 

Clara Moellman, winner of multiple Kiwanis Music competitions, recalls, “I was 13 years old when I first heard a recording of this violin concerto by the famous David Oistrakh. I knew, even back then, that I wanted to achieve that kind of strength and power of interpretation.” 

Kingston audiences will be the winners when they hear Clara Moellman perform the truly “barnstorming” Max Bruch Violin Concerto No.1 with Orchestra Kingston, Sunday 19 February 2023 at The Spire 2:30pm in Kingston.

After many years of intensive study and practise with well-known Kingston teacher and violinist Caroline Bourque, 16 year old Clara says, “I now understand well all the orchestral colours of Bruch’s ‘grand and lyrical’ piece.”

Moellman explains the wide, emotional range of the Bruch. “The first movement is meditative and introduces me to the audience. Then, the tender melodies of the second movement lead to a kind of conversation between me and the  orchestra. Finally,” she concludes, “the joyful, exuberant third movement leads us all to the concerto’s final, fiery finish.”

Palmer says, “Music does great things for kids and families, offering young people like Ms Moellman the self-discipline that leads to knowing exactly what they are doing and exactly what they want. The Moellman family is a pleasure to work with.”

Celebrating Women in Music, the concert program concludes with the “big hearted” Gaelic Symphony No. 2 by Amy Beach. With over 300 compositions to her credit, Beach was the “most frequently performed American composer of her generation."

Praised as "big hearted, irresistible, confident" (- Andrew Achenbach, Gramophone, 2003) this work was the most successful of any symphony composed by her contemporaries. Beach drew inspiration for this large orchestral work from the simple, rugged, and unpretentious beauty of Old English, Irish, and Scottish melodies; so, she subtitled the work, “Gaelic”.

An American child prodigy, Amy Beach made her performance debut at 16 years of age and within ten years published the Symphony No. 2 in E minor, her “Gaelic Symphony”, then saw it debut with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, all while she was still in her twenties.

Floor Shuffleboard   Brockville Legion

Every Wednesday 1- 4 pm

Seniors 50+

Members $3. ea.

Non- Members $4. ea.

Public Welcome

Carpet Bowling  Brockville Legion

Seniors 50 +

Every Monday 1- 4 pm

Members $3 ea.

Non -  Members $4 ea.

Public Welcome

Want to know how to feel happier, more confident, and worry less right now? Would you like to learn new ways of dealing with what life throws at you? Living Life to the Full is a fun and interactive course that will help you understand your feelings, thoughts, and behaviors, and what to do about them! Please note that this session will be delivered virtually via Zoom. Join us for this 8 week program. Topics include stress management, anger solutions, self-esteem and happiness. Suitable for ages 15+

Raquette en groupe

Sentiers de summerstown - 6150 County Rd 27- Williamstown

Location de raquettes disponibles $6.00

Activités hivernales de bien-être animées par l’ACSM

Chaque vendredi 13h00-14h30 (février 3, 10, 17, 24)

en partenariat avec Centre de Santé Communautaire de l'Estrie

  Fung Loy Kok Taoist Tai Chi® Open Houses, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2 – 3 pm and Tuesday, Jan. 31, 11 – noon, at St. Andrew’s by the Lake Church, 1 Redden St. First sessions a week later, same times.