It’s officially summer time, but politics keep happening, and so do many different educational and cultural events in the city. Here’s your Politico calendar for July!

JULY 1

HAPPY CANADA DAY!

JULY 2

Committee of the Whole – Council Chambers, City Hall, 1 Carden St, 2 pm
Food Truck Nights – Three Willows United Church, 577 Willow Rd, 4:30-8 pm
Film Screening and Discussion: The Fifth Region – Art Gallery of Guelph, 358 Gordon Street, 7 pm

JULY 3

Chief Administrative Officer Recruitment, Selection and Performance Sub-committee Meeting – Council Chambers, City Hall, 1 Carden St, 8:30 am
Wednesday Wonders at the Museum – Guelph Civic Museum, 52 Norfolk Street, 11 am-12 pm
Living with Loss Grief Support Group – Gilbert MacIntyre & Son Funeral Home, 1099 Gordon Street, 7-9 pm

JULY 4

Shootin’ the Breeze at Breezy Corners with Phil Allt and James Gordon – 44 Macdonell St, 8-9:30 am
Chief Administrative Officer Recruitment, Selection and Performance Sub-committee Meeting – Council Chambers, City Hall, 1 Carden St, 11 am
PTSD Workshop – Inspired Outcomes, 834 Gordon Street, 7-9 pm
The Ward One Acts 2019 – Guelph Little Theatre, 176 Morris St, 8 pm
Getting Around Guelph Pub Night – The Albion Hotel, 49 Norfolk Street, 6:30 pm

JULY 5

Itty Bitty Scientists Scottsdale Library Branch, 650 Scottsdale Drive, 10:30-11 am
Dog Ears Read-a-Loud Club – Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk Street, 2:30-3:30 pm
Noon Hour Concert Series – St. George’s Square, Downtown Guelph, 12-1 pm
Cinema in the City: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off – York Road Park, 85 York Rd, 9-11:30 pm
The Ward One Acts 2019 – Guelph Little Theatre, 176 Morris St, 8 pm

JULY 6

Community Breakfast – Three Willows United Church, 577 Willow Rd, 8-10 am
Backyard Theatre: What I Gave, I Have – McCrae House, 108 Water Street, 7-8:15 pm
The Ward One Acts 2019 – Guelph Little Theatre, 176 Morris St, 8 pm

JULY 7

Guelph Horticultural Society’s Garden Showcase Tour – Various Gardens in the Guelph Area, 1-5:30 pm

JULY 8

Heritage Guelph Meeting – Meeting Room C, City Hall, 1 Carden St, 12 pm
City Council Meeting – Council Chambers, City Hall, 1 Carden St, 6:30 pm

JULY 9

Food Truck Nights – Three Willows United Church, 577 Willow Rd, 4:30-8 pm
Mad Science – East Side Library Branch, 1 Starwood Drive, 10:30-11:15 am

JULY 10

Wednesday Wonders at the Museum – Guelph Civic Museum, 52 Norfolk Street, 11 am-12 pm
Environmental Advisory Committee – Meeting Room C, City Hall, 1 Carden St, 7 pm
Backyard Theatre: What I Gave, I Have – McCrae House, 108 Water Street, 7-8:15 pm
1st Annual Ward 2 Picnic – Waverley Drive Public School, 140 Waverley Drive, 5 pm

JULY 11

Shootin’ the Breeze at Breezy Corners with Phil Allt and James Gordon – 44 Macdonell St, 8-9:30 am
Royal Tea Party – Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk Street, 10:30 am-12 pm
Committee of Adjustment – City Hall, 1 Carden St, 4 pm
Backyard Theatre: What I Gave, I Have – McCrae House, 108 Water Street, 7-8:15 pm

JULY 12

Noon Hour Concert Series – St. George’s Square, Downtown Guelph, 12-1 pm
Dog Ears Read-a-Loud Club – Main Library, 100 Norfolk Street, 2:30-3:30 pm
Backyard Theatre: What I Gave, I Have – McCrae House, 108 Water Street, 7-8:15 pm
Hillside Festival 2019 – Guelph Lake Conservation Area, 7743 Conservation Dr., RR 4, 4:30-11 pm

JULY 13

Hillside Festival 2019 – Guelph Lake Conservation Area, 7743 Conservation Dr., RR 4, 11 am-11 pm
Backyard Theatre: What I Gave, I Have – McCrae House, 108 Water Street, 7-8:15 pm

JULY 14
Hillside Festival 2019 – Guelph Lake Conservation Area, 7743 Conservation Dr., RR 4, 11 am-11 pm
Sundae Fun Day Hosted by Onward Willow NG & Community Centre – 15 Willow Rd, 1-3 pm

JULY 15

Special Council: Strategic Planning Workshop #2 – City Hall, Marg MacKinnon Community Room, 1 Carden St, 6 pm
Historical Stroll with Jay Wilson – Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk Street, 6:30-7:30 pm

JULY 16

Chief Administrative Officer Recruitment, Selection and Performance Sub-committee Meeting – Council Chambers, City Hall, 1 Carden St, 8:30 am
Food Truck Nights – Three Willows United Church, 577 Willow Rd, 4:30-8 pm

JULY 17

Wednesday Wonders at the Museum – Guelph Civic Museum, 52 Norfolk Street, 11 am-12 pm
O.M.A.F. Blood Donation Event – O.M.A.F., 1 Stone Road West, 10 am-2 pm
Backyard Theatre: What I Gave, I Have – McCrae House, 108 Water Street, 7-8:15 pm

JULY 18

Shootin’ the Breeze at Breezy Corners with Phil Allt and James Gordon – 44 Macdonell St, 8-9:30 am
Guelph Police Services Board Meeting – City Hall Meeting Room C, 1 Carden St, 2:30 pm
Backyard Theatre: What I Gave, I Have – McCrae House, 108 Water Street, 7-8:15 pm

JULY 19

Noon Hour Concert Series – St. George’s Square, Downtown Guelph, 12-1 pm
Dog Ears Read-a-Loud Club – Main Library, 100 Norfolk Street, 2:30-3:30 pm
Backyard Theatre: What I Gave, I Have – McCrae House, 108 Water Street, 7-8:15 pm
Cinema in the City: Zooptopia – Market Square, 1 Carden Street, 9-11:30 pm

JULY 20

10C’s Summer Market – Ten Carden, 42 Carden St, 9 am-1 pm
Backyard Theatre: What I Gave, I Have – McCrae House, 108 Water Street, 7-8:15 pm

JULY 21

McCrae Arts En Plein Air: Illuminate Your Writing – McCrae House, 108 Water Street, 10:30 am-12 pm
Sundae in the Park with Mike [Schreiner] – Riverside Park, Red Pavillion, 709 Woolwich St, 1-3 pm

JULY 22

City Council Meeting – Council Chambers, City Hall, 1 Carden St, 6:30 pm
St. John Ambulance Guelph Open House – St. John Ambulance Guelph Branch, 1007 York Road, Unit 5, 7-9 pm

JULY 23

Food Truck Nights – Three Willows United Church, 577 Willow Rd, 4:30-8 pm

JULY 24

Wednesday Wonders at the Museum – Guelph Civic Museum, 52 Norfolk Street, 11 am-12 pm

JULY 25

Shootin’ the Breeze at Breezy Corners with Phil Allt and James Gordon – 44 Macdonell St, 8-9:30 am

JULY 26

Dog Ears Read-a-Loud Club – Main Library Branch, 100 Norfolk Street, 2:30-3:30 pm
Fourth Friday: The Making Box – Guelph Civic Museum, 52 Norfolk Street, 7-9 pm

JULY 27

WTFEST – Lions Park, 20 Edge Street, 2-11:45 pm

JULY 28

Guelph Stargazing Meetup – Calvary Baptist Church, 454 Arkell Road, 8 pm

JULY 29

World Hepatitis Day 2019 – St. George’s Square, Downtown Guelph, 11 am-3 pm

JULY 30

Food Truck Nights – Three Willows United Church, 577 Willow Rd, 4:30-8 pm

JULY 31

Wednesday Wonders at the Museum – Guelph Civic Museum, 52 Norfolk Street, 11 am-12 pm

***Editor’s Note: As usual, the Politico Calendar is taking the month off, and will return at the end of August.