Summer is almost here, and there is so much to do and so little time as evident by this month’s Politico Calendar of events and meetings.
MAY 1
General Strike Against Doug Ford – St. George’s Square, Quebec St, 12-1 pm
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health Board Meeting – Trillium Room, Guelph Office, 160 Chancellors Way, 1 pm
Tales from the Hill – Guelph Civic Museum, 52 Norfolk St, 7-9 pm
Living with Loss Grief Support Group – Gilbert MacIntyre & Son Funeral Home, 1099 Gordon St, 7-9 pm
Brain Science for a More Just Nation with Dan Meegan – Bookshelf’s eBar, 41 Quebec St, 7-9 pm
MAY 2
Shootin’ the Breeze at Breezy Corners with Phil Allt and James Gordon – 44 Macdonell St, 8-9:30 am
MAY 3
Open House – Coworking Parents Studio, 97 Edinburgh Rd N, 12-3 pm
May is Huntington Disease Awareness Month – Guelph City Hall, 1 Carden St, 11:45 am-12:30 pm
MAY 4
Community Breakfast – Three Willows United Church, 577 Willow Rd, 8-10 am
2Rivers Festival: Pollinator Habitat Community Planting – Stormwater Pond on Vaughan St, Vaughan St & Revell Dr, 9:30 am-1 pm
Run4Change – Royal City Park, 139 Gordon St, 9:45 am-1 pm
26th Guelph Scout Compost Sale – Kortright Hills Public School, 23 Ptarmigan Dr, 9 am-2 pm
2nd Annual King George Craft Market – King George Public School, 72 Lemon St, 10 am-2 pm
St. Joseph Parish Spring Market Place – 409 Paisley Rd, 9 am-2 pm
Guelph Humane Society Spring Microchip Clinic – Wayne Pitman Ford Lincoln Inc, 895 Woodlawn Rd W, 9 am-4 pm
Spring Artisan Market – Holiday Inn Guelph Hotel & Conference Centre, 601 Scottsdale Dr, 10 am-4 pm
Book Singing Event with local author Marilyn Kleiber – Bookshelf, 41 Quebec St, 2-4 pm
MAY 5
2Rivers Festival: Sacred Water Walk – The Grounds of the Boathouse, 116 Gordon St, 10 am-12 pm
2Rivers Festival: 3 Rivers Ride, the Covered Bridge, Gordon St, 9 am-2 pm
Guelph Mandarin MS Walk – College Heights Secondary School, 371 College Ave W, 8:30 am-1 pm
Rain Barrel Fundraiser Event – Torchlight Services, 30 Edinburgh Rd, 10 am-2 pm
MAY 6
Committee of the Whole – Council Chambers, City Hall, 1 Carden St, 2 pm
Embrace Networking – Guelph Chamber of Commerce, 3rd floor President’s Boardroom, 111 Farquhar St, 1-2:30 pm
LGBT2Q+ Women’s Social Network – Out on the Shelf Library, 42 Carden St, 7-9 pm
MAY 7
UGDSB Program Committee Meeting – 500 Victoria Road North, 7 pm
Food Truck Nights – Three Willows United Church, 577 Willow Rd, 4:30-8 pm
GWIN Network, Dinner and AGM – Springfield golf and Country Club, 2054 Gordon St, 5:30-9 pm
Guelph Social Fusion – The Junction, 7 Edinburgh Rd S, 5 pm
MAY 8
Wellington County Council Police Services Board Meeting – Guthrie Room, Administration Centre, 74 Woolwich St, 9 am
Wellington County Council Social Services Committee Meeting – Guthrie Room, Administration Centre, 74 Woolwich St, 1 pm
Environmental Advisory Committee – Meeting Room C, City Hall, 1 Carden St, 7 pm
River Systems Advisory Committee – Meeting Room B, City Hall, 1 Carden St, 4 pm
Speakers’ Series #3: Green Infrastructure to Preserve Groundwater Integrity – 10C Shared Space, 42 Carden St, 7 pm
UGDSB Special Education Advisory Committee – 500 Victoria Road North, 7 pm
This One Looks Like a Boy: In Conversation with Lorimer Shenher – Bookshelf’s eBar, 41 Quebec St, 7-9 pm
Cultural Festival – Our Lady of Lourdes High School, 54 Westmount Rd, 6-9 pm
McHappy Day – Guelph’s four McDonald’s locations, All-day
MAY 9
Shootin’ the Breeze at Breezy Corners with Phil Allt and James Gordon – 44 Macdonell St, 8-9:30 am
Committee of Adjustment – City Hall, 1 Carden St, 4 pm
Wellington County Council Land Division Committee Meeting – Keith Room, Administration Centre, 74 Woolwich St, 9 am
Wellington County Council Planning Committee Meeting – Keith Room, Administration Centre, 74 Woolwich St, 10 am
PrideLit with Author Zoe Whittall – Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 7-9 pm
Willow Road Public School 50th Anniversary – Willow Road Public School, 125 Willow Rd, 5-8 pm
MAY 10
Breakfast Academy – Referrals and Loyalty in Today’s Selling Landscape – Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Centre, 601 Scottsdale Dr, 7-9 am
Steve [Dyck] For Guelph Campaign Launch – 92 Macdonell St, 6:30-9 pm
United Way GenNext Downtown Walking Tour 2019 – Downtown Guelph, 4-8 pm
MAY 11
Hike the Guelph Correctional Centre Lands – Rocky’s Drive-in, 520 Elizabeth St, 9:30-11:30 am
Giant Garage Sale for IODE Royal Wyndham Chapter – 102 Downey Rd, 8 am-12 pm
Forest of Reading Comes to Guelph! – Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 10:30-11:30 am
Community Paper Shredding Event – Family & Children’s Services Guelph/Wellington, 275 Eramosa Rd, 9 am-2 pm
How-to Festival – Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 1-4 pm
Etsy Guelph Wellington Spring Market – Royal Canadian Legion, 57 Watson Pkwy S, 10 am-4 pm
The Searcher Group: Paranormal Expert Peter Roe – Bookshelf’s eBar, 41 Quebec St, 7-9 pm
MAY 12
Mother’s Day Tea – Guelph Civic Museum, 52 Norfolk St, 1-2:30 pm
Mother’s Day Walk – Yorklands Property, 785 York Rd, 2-3:30 pm
Open House – Guelph Lawn Bowling Club, 114 Gordon St, 1-4 pm
MAY 13
City Council Meeting – Council Chambers, City Hall, 1 Carden St, 6:30 pm
Heritage Guelph Meeting – Meeting Room C, City Hall, 1 Carden St, 12 pm
UGDSB French as a Second Language Advisory Committee – 500 Victoria Road North, 5:30 pm
MAY 14
UGDSB Business Operations Committee – 500 Victoria Road North, 7 pm
Wellington County Council Roads Committee Meeting – Keith Room, Administration Centre, 74 Woolwich St, 9 am
Wellington County Council Solid Waste Services Committee Meeting – Keith Room, Administration Centre, 74 Woolwich St, 10:30 am
Spring Academic Open House – Rozanski Hall, University of Guelph, All-day
Food Truck Nights – Three Willows United Church, 577 Willow Rd, 4:30-8 pm
Horizons: The Buzz – Marijuana & The Workplace – Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Centre, 601 Scottsdale Dr, 7:30-9 am
MAY 15
Municipal Election Compliance Audit Committee Meeting – Council Chambers, City Hall, 1 Carden St, 6:30 pm
UGDSB Education Development Charges – Council Chambers, Administration Centre, 74 Woolwich St, 7 pm
Spring Academic Open House – Rozanski Hall, University of Guelph, All-day
Community BBQ – Three Willows United Church, 577 Willow Rd, 5:30-7:30 pm
Clyde Fans: Seth – Bookshelf’s eBar, 41 Quebec St, 7-9 pm
Voices of Value: Lgbt2qi+ Inclusion Workshop for Guelph Pride – ARCH – HIV / AIDS Resources & Community Health, 77 Westmount Rd, Unit #110, 9:30 am-12:30 pm
Guelph Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Celebrity Dinner – Italian Canadian Club, 135 Ferguson St, 6-10 pm
MAY 16
Special City Council Meeting on Community Plan – Council Chambers, City Hall, 1 Carden St, 6 pm
Shootin’ the Breeze at Breezy Corners with Phil Allt and James Gordon – 44 Macdonell St, 8-9:30 am
Transit Advisory Committee – Room 112, City Hall, 1 Carden St, 5:30 pm
Guelph Police Services Board Meeting – City Hall Meeting Room C, 1 Carden St, 2:30 pm
Spring Academic Open House – Rozanski Hall, University of Guelph, All-day
Game Changer: Empowering The Future Generation of Local Leaders – 10C Community Classroom, 4th Floor, 42 Carden St, 12-2 pm
MAY 17
Guelph Seedling Sale – St George’s Anglican Church, 99 Woolwich St, 3=6 pm
MAY 18
Super Hero Party, Guelph vs Toronto – Hastings Stadium, Exhibition Park, 12:30 pm
Open House – Guelph Lawn Bowling Club, 114 Gordon St, 1-4 pm
MAY 19
Open House – Guelph Lawn Bowling Club, 114 Gordon St, 1-4 pm
MAY 20
Pint of Science Comes to Guelph – Various times and locations
MAY 21
Special City Council Meeting on Height and Density Bonusing – Council Chambers, City Hall, 1 Carden St, 6 pm
Wellington County Council Economic Development Committee Meeting – Governor’s Residence, Lower Level Boardroom, Administration Centre, 74 Woolwich St, 10 am
Wellington County Council Administration, Finance and Human Resources Committee Meeting – Guthrie Room, Administration Centre, 74 Woolwich St, 1 pm
Pint of Science Comes to Guelph – Various times and locations
Food Truck Nights – Three Willows United Church, 577 Willow Rd, 4:30-8 pm
MAY 22
Pint of Science Comes to Guelph – Various times and locations
MAY 23
Shootin’ the Breeze at Breezy Corners with Phil Allt and James Gordon – 44 Macdonell St, 8-9:30 am
Wellington County Council Meeting – Council Chambers, Administration Centre, 74 Woolwich St, 10 am
Guelph Little Theatre presents The Man Who Shot Chance Delaney – Guelph Little Theatre, 176 Morris St, 8-10:30 pm
MAY 24
Guelph Pride Flag Raising – City Hall, 1 Carden St, 5 pm-7 pm
2nd Global Climate Strike Guelph – City Hall, 1 Carden St, 12-1 pm
Guelph Little Theatre presents The Man Who Shot Chance Delaney – Guelph Little Theatre, 176 Morris St, 8-10:30 pm
MAY 25
Book Signing and Discussion by Montaha Hidefi – Indigo Guelph, Stone Road Mall, 435 Stone Rd W, 11 am-3 pm
2Rivers Festival: 2Rivers Cleanup – Royal City Park, 139 Gordon St, 9 am-1 pm
Guelph-Wellington Combined Spring Plant Sale 2019 – Waterworks Place, 29 Waterworks Pl, 9 am-2 pm
Eden Mills Arts Festival 2019 – Eden Mills, 11 am-5 pm
Guelph Little Theatre presents The Man Who Shot Chance Delaney – Guelph Little Theatre, 176 Morris St, 8-10:30 pm
MAY 26
Walk for Alzheimer’s – Guelph Lakes Conservation Area, 7743 Conservation Rd, 1-2:30 pm
Eden Mills Arts Festival 2019 – Eden Mills, 11 am-5 pm
Guelph Little Theatre presents The Man Who Shot Chance Delaney – Guelph Little Theatre, 176 Morris St, 2-4:30 pm
Guelph Endometriosis March – City Hall, 1 Carden St, 11 am-1 pm
BBBS Downtown Food Truck Picnic – Exhibition Park, 11:30-7:30 pm
MAY 27
City Council Meeting – Council Chambers, City Hall, 1 Carden St, 6:30 pm
MAY 28
UGDSB Meeting – 500 Victoria Road North, 7 pm
2019 Accessibility Conference – Rozanski Hall, University of Guelph, All-day
Food Truck Nights – Three Willows United Church, 577 Willow Rd, 4:30-8 pm
Guelph Horticultural Society General Meeting and Mini Flower Show – Dublin Street United Church, 68 Suffolk St W, 7:30-9 pm
MAY 29
2019 Accessibility Conference – Rozanski Hall, University of Guelph, All-day
Job Fair – Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Centre, 601 Scottsdale Dr, 1-3 pm
Meet Elizabeth Baird: History of Food and Cookbooks – Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 7-8:30 pm
Regional Economic Summit 2019: An Update on USMCA – Delta Guelph Hotel & Conference Centre, 50 Stone Rd W, 10 am-2 pm
MAY 30
Shootin’ the Breeze at Breezy Corners with Phil Allt and James Gordon – 44 Macdonell St, 8-9:30 am
Guelph Little Theatre presents The Man Who Shot Chance Delaney – Guelph Little Theatre, 176 Morris St, 8-10:30 pm
MAY 31
Fifth Friday: Queer of Craft – Guelph Civic Museum, 52 Norfolk St, 7-9 pm
Guelph Little Theatre presents The Man Who Shot Chance Delaney – Guelph Little Theatre, 176 Morris St, 8-10:30 pm
Summer Market – Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk St, 6:30-8:30 pm
