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In today’s Mom Scoop:
🏴☠ Treasure Island @ Five Points Theatre
🚋 Canadian Festival of Old Cars @ Simcoe County Museum
📆 Save the Date: Barrie Rec Registration
🍽 Recipe Of The Week: BLT Caesar Pasta Salad
🗞 Local Good News Stories
🌆 What’s Happenin’
Let’s get to it!
🏴☠ Treasure Island @ Five Points Theatre
When a mysterious pirate takes lodging at the inn run by Jim's mother, it sets in motion the adventure of a lifetime.
On his deathbed, the infamous Billy Bones entrusts Jim with a map to the legendary Treasure Island. With the help of a well-meaning — and slightly bumbling — doctor, Jim sets sail in search of buried treasure and the promise of something greater.
But not everyone aboard can be trusted. A motley crew of pirates plot and deceive as the journey unfolds — yet Jim's kindness and courage begin to soften even the toughest hearts, including that of the formidable Long John Silver.
This lively, pantomime-inspired adaptation of the classic tale is filled with humour, audience interaction, and larger-than-life characters.
Perfect for kids! Runtime: 1 hour.
📅 Saturday August 19th to 29th.
📍 Five Points Theatre, Barrie
🚋 Canadian Festival of Old Cars @ The Simcoe County Museum
Step back in time and experience the golden age of motoring at the first-ever Canadian Festival of Old Cars, a two-day celebration of automotive history like no other! Hosted on the scenic grounds of the Simcoe County Museum and co-sponsored by the Horseless Carriage Club of Southern Ontario, this event showcases rare and remarkable vehicles from 1942 and earlier, including some from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
📆 Saturday August 22nd and Sunday August 23rd - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
🎟 Admission: Adult $10, Senior/Youth $8, Children $5. Museum members are free.
📍 The Simcoe County Museum, Minesing
📆 Save the Date: Fall Rec Registration Opens Soon!
Don't miss the chance to enrol in your favourite fall programs! Starting August 18, you can browse fall programs at play.barrie.ca & add them to your "wish list" for easy access when registration opens (8am, August 25 for residents & 8am, September 1 for non-residents).
👩🍳 Recipe of the Week: BLT Caesar Pasta Salad
BLT Caesar Pasta Salad combines our yummiest, well-dressed Caesar salad with the summertime favorite, BLT. Then add some bow-tie pasta, homemade croutons, spicy cheddar cheese, and handfuls of garden basil for a most delicious salad that comes together quickly and with little effort. Enjoy it for dinner and save the leftovers for lunch. Or serve it up at your next summer party—it’s always delicious.
🗞 Local Good News Stories
🌽 Pride on the line as cornhole moves from backyard to national stage. Learn more.
🎭 Video auditions for Come from Away closing soon. Learn more.
🥊 Seven Barrie and Simcoe County athletes set for Fight Night Barrie card. Read more.
🚎 ‘Game changer’: Province pledges $4.1M for ‘transit of the future’. Read more.
🎭 ‘Laugh-a-minute’ Shakespeare production coming to Angus. Read more.
🐉 Barrie Dragon Boat Festival crews raise more than $89K for charity. Read more.
⚽ ‘Giant killers’: Rovers women stun Montreal to reach Canadian Championship semis. Read more.
📙 ‘Heart conversations’: Barrie woman turns childhood grief into support system. Read more.
🏨 Barrie apartments: The smart choice in renting. Read more.
🥕 Why the same grocery list can cost $100 more depending on where you shop in Ontario. Read more.
🏠 Photo offers rare glimpse of Barrie home in 1904. Read more.
🫘 ‘Truly inspiring’ Kidney Walk returns to Barrie next month. Read more.
🌆 What’s Happenin’
Friday
🌳 BPL @ the Park - Marsellus Park - 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Learn more.
🛝 BPL @ the Park - Painswick Park - 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Learn more.
🌊 BPL on the Move - Waterfront & Downtown - 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Learn more.
🎥 Friday Flicks @ the Barrie Library - Painswick Branch - 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Learn more.
🔬 Science Kids - Summer Reading @ the Barrie Library Holly Branch - 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Learn more.
🎤 DJ Stevie P @ CIBC Pier Friday Harbour - 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Learn more.
🎥 Friday Flicks @ the Barrie Library - Painswick Branch - 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Learn more.
Saturday
🧑🌾 Barrie Farmer’s Market @ City Hall - 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Learn more.
✂ Crafty Kids @ the Barrie Library Holly Branch - 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Learn more.
🧸 Rise & Shine Playtime @ the Barrie Library Downtown Branch - 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Learn more.
🧸 Rise & Shine Playtime @ the Barrie Library Painswick Branch - 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Learn more.
💻 Women in Technology CPD Event @ Georgian College - 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Learn more.
🧺 The Market @ Friday Harbour - 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. Learn more.
🐟 Little Naturalist Summer Series: Geo-Ranger Challenge @ Friday Harbour Beach - 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Learn more.
🎤 Live Music @ Friday Harbour CIBC Pier - 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Learn more.
Sunday
🧸 Rise & Shine Playtime @ the Barrie Library - Holly Branch - 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Learn more.
👗 SERVED - Drag Brunch @ Farmhouse Restaurant - 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Learn more.
🧺 The Market @ Friday Harbour - 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Learn more.
🐟 Family Fun: Flower Pot Painting @ Friday Harbour Beach - 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Learn more.
👱♀ Messages from the Beyond with Psychic Medium Mel @ Hampton Inn - 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Learn more.
🧩 Board Games & Puzzles @ the Barrie Library - Holly Branch - 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Learn more.
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