The 48 – Exeter-Grand Bend event round up!

Get ready for the week in Exeter-Grand Bend!

TODAY

• Nintendo Switch Free Play – Goderich @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm. Come out for a morning of gaming at the Goderich Branch! Challenge your friends, or see if you can beat the high scores. This is a drop-in program – no registration required.
• Baby & Me – EarlyOn Program @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm. Seaforth Public Library (upstairs- elevator available)- 108 Main St. South. For Parents/Caregivers and infants 0-12 months of age. Join us to connect with other families and EarlyON Facilitators, sing interactive songs, and chat about topics of interest to parents with young infants.
• Gentle Yoga for Adults – Zurich @ 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm. Join us for weekly Gentle Yoga Sessions at the Zurich Branch. Please bring your own yoga mat if you have one. REGISTRATION: Please contact the Zurich Branch by email zurichlibrary@huroncounty.ca or by phone 519-236-4965 to register.
• Blyth Festival Theatre: Onion Skins & Peach Fuzz: The Farmerettes @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm. Inspired by the book by Bonnie Sitter & Shirleyan English, Onion Skins and Peach Fuzz: Memories of the Ontario Farmerettes; this nostalgic play dramatizes the incredible stories of Canada’s Farmerettes; young women all over the country who left the big cities to work as farm labourers on Canadian farms as part of the war effort during WW2. Many of these young women learned a lot more than how to dig potatoes, pull carrots, and muck a stall; they learned essential truths about who they were, who they wanted to be, and what true and lasting friendships looked like. A play about coming of age as young women in a time of change.
• Play & Connect – EarlyOn Program – Seaforth @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm. Chat with an Huron EarlyON Facilitator and ask questions about parenting, your child’s development, and learn about other resources in your community! REGISTRATION: Register online through www.KEyON.ca
• Drop-in Kids Chess Club – Exeter @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm. Drop into the Exeter Branch on Tuesdays for our Chess Club! Whether you are a Grandmaster or just learning the game of kings, you are welcome! This is a drop-in program no registration is necessary.
• Virtual Reality Free Play – Goderich @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Discover the Huron County Library’s exciting new Virtual Reality headset by booking a session at the Goderich Branch today! Participants can dive into the action with games like Beat Saber, explore the globe through immersive travel experiences, enjoy a relaxing round of mini golf, meditate in serene virtual environments, and so much more! AGES: 13+ REGISTRATION: Please contact the Goderich Branch to book your one-hour VR experience! Email goderichlibrary@huroncounty.ca or by phone 519-524-9261. A signed waiver is required before using the VR headset. Participants under 16 years require a signed waiver from their parent/guardian. Waiver forms are available at the library.
• Crafternoons – Bayfield @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm. It’s time to get crafty at the Bayfield Branch! Drop in each week to get creative with a variety of fun craft supplies. What will you make?
• Behind the Bars @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm. Behind the Bars is an interactive tour of the Huron Historic Gaol where visitors can meet in-costume actors portraying real inmates and staff from the past! Doors open at 7:00 pm, and the last tour begins at 8:00pm. Visitors will have different starting points to their tour of this national historic site, and explore at their own pace as they hear the true stories of the people who lived and worked at the gaol in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Behind the Bars is a special evening event, and is not included with regular daytime admission

TOMORROW

• County Council Day 1 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm. Regular session of Huron County Council. Meeting starts at 9:00 AM. Council Chambers, Huron County Court House, 1 Courthouse Square, Goderich, ON. Minutes from previous meetings, which have been adopted or amended at County Council, are available under the Council & Administration section of our website.
• Tai Chi – Wingham @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am. Join us at the Alice Munro Branch for a Tai Chi session, all skill levels welcome! This program is run by community volunteers and is a drop-in program, so no registration is necessary.
• Brussels Library Book Club @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm. Brussels Library Book Club meets the 1st Wednesday of each month (skipping July/Aug) at 1:30pm. Everyone is welcome. Please contact the library for the title of the month.
• Tech Time – Seaforth @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm. Book a 30-minute session at the Seaforth Branch  to get your technology questions answered. REGISTRATION: Please contact the Seaforth Branch by email seaforthlibrary@huroncounty.ca or by phone 519-527-1430 to register.
• Blyth Festival Theatre: Onion Skins & Peach Fuzz: The Farmerettes @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm. Inspired by the book by Bonnie Sitter & Shirleyan English, Onion Skins and Peach Fuzz: Memories of the Ontario Farmerettes; this nostalgic play dramatizes the incredible stories of Canada’s Farmerettes; young women all over the country who left the big cities to work as farm labourers on Canadian farms as part of the war effort during WW2. Many of these young women learned a lot more than how to dig potatoes, pull carrots, and muck a stall; they learned essential truths about who they were, who they wanted to be, and what true and lasting friendships looked like. A play about coming of age as young women in a time of change.
• Adult Craft Night – Goderich @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm/ Join us at the Goderich Branch for a fun evening of crafting! This program is geared towards adults. REGISTRATION: Please contact the Goderich Branch by email goderichlibrary@huroncounty.ca or by phone 519-524-9261 to register. Registration opens for each event on the 15th of the previous month.

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That’s all for today’s 48! Don’t forget to check back in tomorrow for the latest and greatest in Exeter-Grand Bend!

Written by: K. Milhomens