March

March 26
Elmer Iseler Singers
Orangeville Concert Association brings the Elmer Iseler Singers to the Orangeville Opera House. Founded in 1979, this 20-voice professional chamber choir based in Toronto, has performed concerts in Canada and other locations around the world. They’re repertoire spans 500 years of choral music.
www.orangevilleconcerts.ca

March 26 to 28
Orangeville Lions Club Home and Garden Show
This show offers displays and demonstrations on home improvement and gardening products and services by dozens of local businesses at the Orangeville Agricultural Society Fairgrounds. The popular annual event, organized by the Orangeville Lions Club, will also have draws and freebies for those in attendance.
www.orangevillelions.org/content/homeandgardenshow.shtml 

March 27 and 28
Maple Syrup Festival
Celebrate the arrival of spring with the Orangeville Optimists at their annual Maple Syrup Festival at Island Lake Conservation Area. Enjoy a hearty pancake breakfast, tour the sugar bush, watch maple syrup being made and take in live family entertainment.
www.orangevilleoptimists.ca
April

April 8 to 25
Eighteen Wheels
A high-speed rockin' musical journey through miles of Ontario forest land, the flat endless prairies, and the Rocky Mountains with their twisted, tortuous roads where a missed gear change or a "blowout in the front" will find you rusting dead in your rig at the bottom of the canyon! It'll turn your dashboard dial to rock 'n roll, gospel and country and western.
www.theatreorangeville.ca

April 17 to May 9
Made of Wood Show & Sale
The fun starts on opening day, April 17, with a family barbeque, wood working demonstrations, meet the artisans event plus enjoy the show and sale at the Burdette Gallery.
www.burdettegallery.com

April 18
Spring Garden Lunch and
Silent Auction
Enjoy a delicious lunch catered at the Caledon Country Club while also enjoying a presentation by horticultural industry veteran Sonia Day. Guests can bid on numerous silent auction items. Proceeds frm this event benefit the Ontario SPCA Orangeville and District Branch.
www.orangevillespca.ca

April 22 to 25
Waiting for the Parade
John Murrell’s timely, funny and touching play focuses on how five Canadian women are drawn together during Second War World for the common purpose of working for the war effort, and more importantly, how they help each other survive while their men are off fighting.
www.tiplingstagecompany.com

April 23
Storytelling in the Church
Dufferin Circle of Storytellers presents an evening of stories and live music in the intimate surroundings of Historic Corbetton Church at Dufferin County Museum and Archives. Rediscover the joy of listening as they weave magical tales accompanied by live music. Refreshments follow in the museum. 
www.dufferinmuseum.com
May

May 1 and 2
Spring Awakenings
A celebration of arts, gardens and music on the grounds of and inside the studios at Alton Mill from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
www.www.altonmill.ca

May 2
Friends for Life! Walk-a-thon 2010
Walk, woof and wag in support of the animals at the Ontario SPCA Orangeville and District Branch during this annual event, which starts at the Alder Street recreation centre at 10 a.m. Participants and their dogs will walk a five-kilometre route along the Orangeville Mill Creek Trailway system and return to the recreation centre for lunch and a fun dog contest.
www.orangevillespca.ca

May 6 to 23
Ed’s Garage
From the creator of the Wingfield Series, Ed's Garage will have audiences laughing when they meet Ed — a former farmer, part-time mechanic and full-time mystic who helps people with their problems. When Cassandra, an urban psychotherapist, sets up a private practice next door to Ed's Garage, Ed seizes the chance to expand his skill set ... and that's when sparks fly.
www.theatreorangeville.ca

May 8
Spring Fling
The Dufferin Garden Centre hosts the authors of the cookbook, Three Sisters Around the Greek Table, as they celebrate the joy of cooking with fresh herbs. The event starts at 11 a.m.
www.dufferingarden.ca

May 8
Annual Student Art Show
In partnership with Headwaters Arts, the Dufferin County Museum and Archives hosts a show of original art works by local high school students. The museum opens at 10 a.m. and the ceremony begins at 2 p.m. Free admission.
www.dufferinmuseum.com
May 8
Spring Fling – Mono Amaranth Public School
Don’t miss this annual fun family event. Enjoy games, crafts, and activities for all ages. There is a bake and plant sale as well as a silent auction. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the school, located at 246303 County Road 7.
www.ugdsb.on.ca/mono/spring_fling.htm

May 8 to October 3
Market on Broadway
The market begins its 2010 season with the usual great selection of fresh local produce, maple syrup, flowers and home-baked goods, as well as special events every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the market on Second Street in downtown Orangeville, next to the town hall.
www.marketonbroadway.ca

May 11
2010 Business Excellence Awards
The Greater Dufferin Area Chamber of Commerce celebrates business excellence in the community with its annual awards gala, which will be held at the Hockley Valley Resort in the Montclair Ballroom. The evening features a five-course meal, live entertainment and the awards presentation.
www.gdacc.ca

May 28 to June 5
A Sting in the Tale
Two once-successful but down-on-their-luck playwrights are planning a blockbuster to pay off their mounting debts — or are they fulfilling their full potential by plotting and carrying out the perfect murder? Can the stage-struck detective figure out who is the victim, and who the villain, in this wickedly witty send-up of almost every mystery thriller written for the stage.
www.centurychurchtheatre.com
June

June 3 to 6
Orangeville Blues and Jazz Festival
See close to 200 world-class performers playing events in downtown Orangeville and surrounding areas in clubs, pubs and coffee shops and enjoy incredible free music on stages in Alexandra Park and Mill Street. Event also includes street performances on Broadway, educational workshop series, beer garden, farmers’ market, crafts and food.
www.orangevillebluesandjazz.ca


June 6
Corn Flower Festival
Celebrate the festival’s 12th anniversary with the opening of the new Cupboards of Corn Flower exhibit at the Dufferin County Museum and Archives. The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with presentations, share sessions and a consignment sale of cornflower glassware.
www.dufferinmuseum.com

June 11 to 19
Sweet Charity
Orangeville Music Theatre presents Sweet Charity, based on a book by Neil Simon, at the Orangeville Town Hall Opera House.
www.orangevillemusictheatre.com

June 12
Dufferin Children and Youth Festival
There’s plenty for children and youth of all ages to see and do at this annual festival, which features skateboarding, rock-climbing, face painting, clowns, games and music. Parents can visit vendor and information booths at the Fairgrounds Shopping Centre (Walmart parking lot) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Email Helen@dspc.info

June 19 to 20
High Country Antique Power Club Annual Show
See a variety of antique cars, tractors and farm equipment, as well as demonstrations such as rope making, threshing, baling and shingle making. You can also visit the flea market to buy and sell antique agricultural goods.
www.antiquefarmpower.com