Events

Canning Workshops with Adriene's Canning & Jamming

Join Adriene Mackenzie, of Adriene's Canning & Jamming for canning workshops jam-packed with fun and helpful tips. These hands-on workshops cover all the steps to successfully can your own preserves - safety, equipment, and all the techniques Adriene has honed in 30+ years of canning. Canners will prep, create, and can their recipe before going home with a jar full of the fruits of their labour. Workshops include tastings of Adriene's canned preserves.
Apples and jarred applesauce spill out of a basket onto a wooden table.

Harvest Fest 2023

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Kick off the fall season with food, fun, and music at Harvest Fest at Grey Roots! Enjoy all kinds of fun foods prepared right here in Grey County with local ingredients and global influences. Listen to traditional and contemporary music from around the world. Play heritage games or learn to grind grain the way the settlers did. Plus lots more to enjoy at our harvest celebration!
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Pie Making Workshop with Red Hen Artisanale

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*Registrations is now closed!* Get ahead of your Thanksgiving baking while learning new, creative techniques for successful pie making! Join Lauren Hambleton, of Red Hen Artisinale, for the culinary experience of the season.
Closeup of apple pie beside a green apple.

Truth & Reconciliation Film Screening: Soop on Wheels

September 29th, 2023 - September 29th, 2023
In recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, please join us for a free screening of Soop on Wheels on Friday September 29 at 2:00 p.m. This 1998 documentary presents the multi-layered story of political cartoonist Everett Soop, a brilliant yet under-recognized Blackfoot humourist, journalist, and public speaker.
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Kegedonce Press 30th Anniversary Celebration

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On October 13, join Kegedonce Press at Grey Roots Museum & Archives to celebrate their milestone - 30 years as Canada's longest-running dedicated Indigenous publisher.
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Fall Lecture Series 2023

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For the 2023 edition of our Fall Lecture Series, we present a selection of Remembrance themed lectures. Lectures are held on Tuesdays throughout November: November 7 and November 14 in person in the Grey Roots Theatre only, November 21 and 28 virtual - online only.
A field of poppies at sunset.