WHAT- “A Taste of Home” – Wines of Canada
WHERE- at Liz’s home in Collingwood (address will be provided at a later date). Please note that both a dog and cat are in residence.
WHEN– Thursday June 19, 2025, 4 p.m.
WHY– “Wine Simplified” on Jan. 9 and “A Taste of Home” on May 22 with Erin Rooney were both great experiences. Erin is an accredited wine professional and past wine executive with a tremendous passion for wine. This event is designed to build your confidence with wine and to equip you with the knowledge to confidently open, taste, pour and enjoy wine in a business or casual setting. Each guest will receive a selection of 4 wines that we will taste together to learn about some of the key varietals. You will also be tasting some different foods with your wines to understand more about the cause and effect certain foods can have on wine and you will receive some wine/food paring tips as well as a list of “Erin’s Picks” that suggest wines at different price points. You will enjoy Erin’s friendly and approachable style and there will be many opportunities for questions along the way. This event will be approximately 1.5 – 2 hours in duration.
A Wait List will be available.
COST- $50 inclusive of tax, non-refundable, wait list available, limited to 10 participants, cut off for registration is June 10, 2025
QUESTIONS– Norma Desjardins
WHEN - Thursday, June 26, 10:30 a.m. for 1 hour tour
WHERE - Good Family Farms, 157366 7th Line, Meaford, Ontario N4L 1W6
COST - $20 inclusive of taxes, non refundable, cut off for purchase June 19, 2025
WHAT - Educational Farm Tour at Good Family Farms - Healthy soil, food and people. Regeneratively raised beef, pork and chicken in located in the heart of Grey County.
WHY - Learn why the health of your body and the planet depend on this sustainable way of farming and food production.
This is an organic/regenerative local farm committed to providing healthy food using sustainable practices. From their website - “We are a Certified Organic Farm where we raise livestock, grains, and vegetables. Our grains and cover crops support our livestock and our livestock supports our crops. Diversifying what we grow allows our farm to work as a whole there we can manage pests without the use of harsh herbicides or insecticides. Having livestock such as pigs and chickens gives us a reason to grow grains such as peas, oats and barley as a polyculture (grown together) which allows for a longer cropping rotation. Also, because our beef is grass fed, we rotate our crop fields back into pasture for 2-3 years allowing the cattle to graze which drastically increases soil health. Allowing pasture to be part of the cropping rotation is highly beneficial to the nutrition of the soil, which is our sole goal; healthy soil”. https://goodfamilyfarms.ca/
LOGISTICS - We have reserved 2 farm vehicles (more like a golf cart than a wagon and easy to access) each with a capacity of 6 people (maximum 12 registrants). NOTE: We need 5 - 6 people for the first farm vehicle, and an additional 5 - 6 people for the second vehicle.
The tour will commence at 10:30 a.m. and last approximately 1 hour, ending at the Farm Store for some shopping (10% discount). A wait list will be available. Please read the Terms and Conditions before booking your tour (click here)
Please dress according to the weather (farm tours run regardless of the weather) and remember that the farm is not dog friendly (please keep your furry pets at home).
Please meet your tour guide outside the Farm Store 15 minutes before your tour begins. If you are late, your tour will be cut short. Google maps suggests that this is a 36 minute drive however we recommend that you leave Collingwood by 9:30 at the latest in order to be on time. Should you need a ride or be willing to drive, please advise Peg so that car pooling may be arranged.
QUESTIONS - Peg McPhedran
Disney’s The Lion King
A joint event with Probus by the Bay and Probus Harbourlands.
Since its premiere in Nov. 1997, The Lion King continues as one of the most popular stage musicals in the world.
For more information: https://www.mirvish.com/shows/the-lion-king
Arrangements – Great Canadian Holidays & Coaches
Questions – Norma Desjardins - Contact Information
Eva Meriog - Contact Information
WHEN – Thursday July 3, 2025, Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King St. W., Toronto
COST - $236 which includes coach transportation from and to Collingwood, seating in orchestra level, early dinner at the Hot House Café, and all taxes and gratuities (including to the driver). Bring a guest (women only). We are opening the registration for a member to bring a guest.
LOGISTICS – Bus leaves Metro parking lot at 9:45 a.m. with anticipated arrival at the theatre by 12:30 for 1 p.m. performance (which is 2.5 hours long including intermission). Comfort stop both ways.
Early dinner at Hot House Café at approximately 4 p.m.:
Arrival back in Collingwood anticipated by 8 p.m.
Seating will be in the orchestra level in the area of rows P, Q or R. There will be minimal aisle seats available (4-6). Should you prefer an aisle seat you must inform your contact person noted above at the time of registering for the event.
In addition, should you have mobility or dietary restrictions you are asked to advise at the time you are registering. You are encouraged to bring a paper bag lunch should you wish and a water bottle (note we will provide extra water on the bus).
CONDITIONS – Tickets are non-refundable (unless cancelled due to not reaching minimum registrations). Each club has an allotment for a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 28 participants. Cut off for registration is April 30th, 2025. There will be a wait list and experience has proven that there frequently is a last minute cancellation so do not hesitate to put your name on the wait list.
CANADA PROUD!
WHEN: Wednesday July 9, 2025, 1 PM to 3:30 PM
WHERE: Collingwood Leisure Time Club, 100 Minnesota St., Collingwood L9Y 4R5 (parking available on site)
WHY: Summer is around the corner and what a better time to enjoy socializing with your Probus By the Bay friends. The theme is Canada Proud, so please consider wearing your Canada Day attire.
LOGISTICS: This is a Canada themed picnic at the Leisure Club where we will have a large inside room with access to a grassed outdoor patio. Please consider bringing a lawn chair for the outside area. Our picnic will include a selection of finger sandwiches, fruit, veggies and of course sweet treats. There will also be gluten free options available. Lemonade will be provided and we will have access to a cash bar serving wine and other alcoholic beverages (note cash only). No picnic would be complete without games and in this case the games will be Canada themed.
COST: $25 including tax, maximum 130 participants, non-refundable. A wait list will be provided. Cut off for registration is June 25, 2025
QUESTIONS: Diane Zimmerman or Carole Binsky
WHAT - Grease is the word as the Broadway phenomenon that inspired one of the most successful movie musicals of all time hits the stage. Get out your leather jackets, pull on your bobby socks, and get ready to hand jive as the slick Burger Palace Boys and sassy Pink Ladies enter their senior year at Rydell High in 1959.
Over the summer, popular tough guy Danny Zuko has a secret romance with sweet new girl Sandy Dumbrowski. But now that they are back to school and confronted with cliques and peer pressure, will their summer dreams be ripped at the seams?
Featuring unforgettable mega-hit songs like “You’re The One That I Want,” “Hopelessly Devoted To You,” “Summer Nights,” “Greased Lightnin’,” “Beauty School Dropout,” “Sandy,” “We Go Together,” and many more, Grease is an ‘electrifyin’ musical extravaganza that will make you want to stand up and shout, “A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop A-wop-bam-boom!”
WHEN – Wednesday August 27th, 2025 - 2 PM performance
WHERE – King’s Wharf Theatre, 97 Jury Drive, Penetanguishene, Ontario
HOW – car pooling (we will leave from Metro Mountain Rd. & High parking lot corner) at 10:45 AM
LOGISTICS – pricing is based on selling 25 tickets; however, 35 tickets have been reserved. Cut off date is July 15, 2025
LUNCH – details will be arranged later, separate bills will be provided
COST - $54.00, tax included, and non-refundable unless event is cancelled due to insufficient interest; however, a wait list will be created
QUESTIONS – Norma Desjardins
PROBUS by the Bay
Address:P.O Box 8017175 First Street
Collingwood, Ontario
L9Y 2L0
