Midland Cultural Centre
333 King Street
Midland, Ontario L4R 3M7
705-527-4420 | phone
Hours of Operation
| Monday: | Closed | | Tuesday: | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | | Wednesday: | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | | Thursday: | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | | Friday: | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | | Saturday: | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | | Sunday: | Closed |
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WHAT'S ON AT THE MCC IN OCTOBER
 Carla here from the MCC! We have lots of fantastic shows coming up in October that you are going to love. From folk legend Tom Paxton, to Hockey Hall of Famer Ken Dryden, to survival expert Les Stroud – Survivorman; there’s always something for everyone at the MCC.
Wow! Folk legend TOM PAXTON performs at the MCC on Friday, October 12th with Jon Venzer and Don Henry of THE DON JUANS. Collectively, their songs have been covered by: Harry Belafonte, John Mellencamp, Miranda Lambert, Neil Diamond, Ray Charles, Nancy Griffith, Judy Collins, Pete Seeger, Janis Ian, Kathy Mattea, John Denver, Faith Hill, B.J. Thomas, Blake Shelton, Peter, Paul & Mary and Bob Dylan… just to name a few!
Don’t miss this Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner and folk icon at the Midland Cultural Centre on October 12th as part of our Legends of Folk series. Get your tickets at www.midlandculturalcentre.com or at the MCC Box Office at (705) 527-4420.
Check out this video of Tom Paxton & The DonJuans
The STRAWBS return to the MCC on Wednesday, October 17th for their final electric tour. Strawbs album, Hero & Heroine, has been listed by Rolling Stone magazine as “one of the 50 greatest prog rock albums of all time”. It is the band’s biggest seller worldwide and was certified gold in North America. In the USA Strawbs had seven consecutive albums in the Billboard Top 200.
The Strawbs are as busy as ever and have no plans on sailing off into the sunset. This year, the band will mount their final full electric tour of Canada. The line-up will include original members Dave Cousins, Dave Lambert, Chas Cronk and Tony Fernandez, all of whom recorded on the classic Strawbs albums of the 1970s. Rounding out the lineup will be keyboardist Dave Bainbridge of the band, Iona.
Check out this video of the Strawbs
Calling all hockey fans! Hall of Fame Goalie KEN DRYDEN is our next guest on A DAY IN THE LIFE on Thursday, October 18th. Ken Dryden is a Canadian politician, lawyer, businessman, author, and former NHL goaltender. He is a Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and has been named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players of All Time. He was Liberal Member of Parliament from 2004 to 2011 and served in Cabinet from 2004-2006. He sought the leadership of Canada's Liberal Party in 2006 He won 6 Stanley Cups, the Vezina Trophy 5 times (best goalie), the Calder Trophy (best rookie), was a playoff MVP and was selected as a First Team All Star. He played for Team Canada in the 1972 Summit Series. He has written several books, and has been a TV hockey commentator, President of the Toronto Maple Leafs, and a university teacher. Don’t miss Ken Dryden at the MCC sponsored by RBC Dominion Securities Cathy Bayles and Dock Lunch.
Check out this video on Ken Dryden
Halloween doesn’t get any better than this! Dress up and come on out on October 26th for A Halloween Rock N’ Roll Dance Party with PAUL JAMES. Paul James is one of the most exciting and energetic Toronto-based Canadian musicians past, present and future. He has received many music awards during his long career in the music business. He is winner of a Juno Award, multiple Toronto Music Awards, The Maple Blues (Lifetime Achievement Award for Blues Music in Canada), the London Fire Hall Lifetime Achievement Award, and he has many more music awards to grace his mantle. However, winning the respect of his musical peers always rated more highly than winning any awards for Paul.
Paul was a Canadian Blues Crusader! He played the Blues in bars since 1968 when it was not nearly as popular as it is now and long before there were any ‘Blues Societies’ or ‘Blues Awards in Canada.’ Paul James kept the Blues flame burning in Toronto even through the late 1970s when the disco era caused so many live bands to give up.
Check out this video of Paul James
On Saturday, October 27th the much anticipated SURVIVORMAN LES STROUD performs at the MCC. Les Stroud has made a powerful name in the world of documentary film making, indeed starting an entirely new genre of TV, yet he comes by his music honestly. Since the age of fourteen Stroud has been writing songs and studying musically. By age 23 his music was being shopped to the likes of Bruce Springsteen and he was a published songwriter with RCA/BMG music. Taking a break from music to concentrate on outdoor adventure throughout the mid 80’s and early 90’s Stroud eventually returned to his first love when he found an old guitar in a house in Yellowknife, NWT in Canada, while he was dog sitting 30 Inuit sled dogs (go figure!). He re-ignited his passion for music creation and picking up where he left off began writing again. He continued to write and record all through the inception and eventual success of filming the Survivorman TV series, which included writing the theme music for any documentary work he produced and releasing 4 CDs as well as performing hundreds of concerts (in between the Survivorman location shoots).
Check out this video on Les Stroud – Survivorman
For a full list of our events and shows visit our website at www.midlandculturalcentre.com
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