PROBUS Club of Port Perry
Interest Groups
NEW INTEREST GROUP OPPORTUNITIES
If you would like to coordinate a new remote group or shared experience, please let us know at interest.portperryprobus@gmail.com.
Our club has a corporate Zoom account should you wish to set up a virtual meeting, and it has no time restraints!
Just contact Jim Adamson at president.portperryprobus@gmail.com to use it.
We are here to help should you want to try a meeting virtually!
Potential NEW Interest Groups
Probus is always thinking of NEW interest groups to offer to meet the needs of our membership. Over the last 3-4 months a few Probus members have expressed interest in joining the following potential NEW interest groups - but unfortunately, we don’t yet have enough members to start the groups. Rest assured, if you’ve contacted the Interest Groups Co-Chair, then your name is on a list waiting for more people to join so the interest groups can startup. Potential NEW groups: Poker, Billiards, 2nd Dart group, 3rd Book Club, Virtual Golf.
If you’re interested in joining one of these groups, or perhaps you’d be interested in another group that Probus isn’t offering at this time, please let the Interest Groups Co-Chair know about it and we’ll try to make it happen.
Darts for Fun Update!
On December 9, 2025, the Darts for Fun interest group presented President of the Port Perry Legion, Mark Hlozan, with a $400 donation for the Legion's charity groups.
CURRENT INTEREST GROUPS
FEELING CREATIVE?
ART - PROBUS OPEN STUDIO
Margaret Adamson: 905-773-2878
interest.portperryprobus@gmail.com
The members at the Open Studio sessions use acrylic, watercolour and oil paint, clay and wood as their medium to work on individual art projects from 1-4 p.m. at the Hope Church.
Meeting dates are every second and fourth Thursday of the month.
The remaining date for 2025 is December 11th.
LET'S PLAY!
BID EUCHRE – AFTERNOON
Ann Berube: 905-985-7102
interest.portperryprobus@gmail.com
Bid Euchre is played on alternate Friday afternoons. Each group member takes a turn hosting, about twice a year. We usually have two or three tables and play 6-7 games, then share refreshments and socialize. We are happy to teach new players.
BILLIARDS GROUP
Tim Casey
interest.portperryprobus@gmail.com
We have enough members to start a monthly billiards/pool group, so an organizing meeting will be scheduled for early December or January.
A Billiards/Pool interest group is a great opportunity to have informal discussions and beverages, and to meet people over some games of billiards/pool. Sign up at the next membership meeting or let Tim Casey know.
BRIDGE
Linda Brooks: 416-451-9567
interest.portperryprobus@gmail.com
Bridge games are now scheduled on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month from 1pm to 4:30pm. We welcome new members! Please email the Coordinator if you are interested in playing regularly or as a spare.
BUNCO
Bob & Sue Armitage: 416-271-5139
interest.portperryprobus@gmail.com
BUNCO is a progressive dice game for 12 or more players. Bob & Sue Armitage (members of the Scugog-Uxbridge Probus Club) are coordinating this as a joint interest group with Port Perry, Uxbridge, as well as Scugog-Uxbridge Probus Clubs!
We're excited to announce that Bunco will be back in September after a brief summer break! Dates are still being confirmed, but we're looking forward to getting together again.
We're currently considering whether to continue with daytime games or if there's more interest in evening games? Please send your thoughts & preferences to the coordinators. If you haven't signed up yet & enjoy fun & companionship - please call or email to join!
CRIBBAGE
Jooles Blaney
interest.portperryprobus@gmail.com
We now have two groups playing cribbage once a month on either Mondays or Thursdays between 1-3pm with half an hour for socializing over a tea/coffee afterwards. Currently we are FULL but please reach out to Jooles if you would like to be a spare or to be on the waitlist to join. Our next get-togethers are on January 12th and 15th.
DARTS FOR FUN
John Leahy: 905-982-2695 and Ken Crossley
interest.portperryprobus@gmail.com
Every Tuesday 2pm-4pm at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 419 at 484 Bay St. in Port Perry. Legion membership is not required - cost is $5 per person. This is not a league - we just play for fun. However, the dart group at present time is FULL. Anyone interested in joining, please contact the coordinator to be put on our waitlist.
EUCHRE – AFTERNOON
Ann Berube: 905-985-7102
interest.portperryprobus@gmail.com
EUCHRE – EVENING (4th Tuesday of the month)
Margaret Adamson: 905-773-2878
interest.portperryprobus@gmail.com
This group meets once a month at 7pm on the Tuesday following the week of the General Probus meeting. The evening is a mix of starting with card games as well as time to share fun conversations and refreshments. So far attendance usually fills three tables, which means our membership has had to cap. However, on occasion subs are still needed. If you are interested in a fun night out, we always enjoy other Probus members.
We don’t meet in December due to everyone’s busy Christmas season; our next game will be on Tuesday January 27th.
BOWER POWER (4th Friday of the month)
Diane Drury: 905-985-8661
interest.portperryprobus@gmail.com
This group meets once a month on the 4th Friday at 7pm. (except December)
Our next euchre game will be on Friday November 28th.
This interest group is currently FULL but we could use a couple more spares to help with coverage during high travel times. This is a joint interest group between the Port Perry Probus and the Scugog-Uxbridge Probus clubs.
Please email the coordinator if you are interested in getting on the waitlist and/or being a spare.
JIGSAW PUZZLERS
Denise
interest.portperryprobus@gmail.com
We meet at break time at our monthly PROBUS meeting where we exchange puzzles, but if you cannot come to a meeting, please contact the coordinator to make alternate arrangements. You do not need to donate a puzzle in order to borrow one, or vice versa. New puzzles are always being added. FYI - the Uxbridge library has a great selection of puzzles!
MAHJONG - THE JOKERS
Barb Rootham
interest.portperryprobus@gmail.com
It is a tile-based game that originated in China in the 19th century. It is played by 4 players (with some variations for 2 and 3 players.
We play bi-weekly on Mondays with a start time of 1pm.
If you are interested in playing Mahjong, need lessons, or if you already know how to play, please contact the coordinator to be added to the waitlist or spare list.
PIG IT & HOG IT
Barb & Larry Rootham
interest.portperryprobus@gmail.com
Pig-it & Hog-it is played with two teams at each table. This card game adds a twist to Euchre because there is a strategic aspect to it that gets you thinking. Games are bi-weekly and played on Sunday afternoons with a start time of 1pm.
We don’t meet in December due to everyone’s busy Christmas season; our next game will be on Sunday January 11th.
Please contact the coordinator if you are interested in playing.
POKER GROUP
Tim Casey
interest.portperryprobus@gmail.com
We have just enough members interested in a Poker group to get the group going. We're hoping to hold an organizing meeting in early December and get the group going in January. But we could still use at least a few more members.
The frequency of the sessions will be up to the group members. Sign up at the next membership meeting if you’re interested or let Tim Casey (interim coordinator) know.
BOOK CLUBS
BOOK CLUB - THE NEXT CHAPTER
Janet Border: 416-659-4491
interest.portperryprobus@gmail.com
This month our group was a bit smaller due to the whacky weather, but we had a great discussion about Ann Napolitano's Hello Beautiful. A book that covered themes of family, love, betrayal, loss, trauma, friendship, mistakes, forgiveness, secrets, communication and mental health. We really liked this book and would recommend it. We take December off and will meet again in January.
BOOK CLUB – BETWEEN THE COVERS
Louise Bardswich
interest.portperryprobus@gmail.com
We have decided to take December off. Busy month! In January we will be discussing Broken Country by Clare Lesley Hall. We look forward to welcoming two new members in December and have decided there’s room for one more! The group meets at 1 pm every third Tuesday. Please contact Louise if you are interested.
FOOD & DRINK
THURSDAY BREAKFAST CLUB
Bill Morrison
interest.portperryprobus@gmail.com
The Thursday Breakfast group meets at 9:30a.m. on the 2nd Thursday of each month. Please contact Bill for more information.
COFFEE AND CHAT
interest.portperryprobus@gmail.com
We meet every Monday at 10:00 am at Tim Hortons 15930 Old Simcoe Road (at the corner of Reach and Old Simcoe). Please contact Joyce if you would like to join us or if you have any questions. Please wear your PROBUS name tag!
DINNER – GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER (GWCTD)
Kim Lendvay
interest.portperryprobus@gmail.com
November’s GWCTD was held at the new Waterfront Kitchen & Bar in Port Perry where members enjoyed a social Friday evening out.
Our next GWCTD will be at 6:30pm on Friday January 16th at Fico Fusion in Port Perry.
We meet on the third Friday of each month (except December). Please contact the coordinator if you’d like to join us.
DINNER OUT – THURSDAYS
Marg Miller
interest.portperryprobus@gmail.com
We meet the 1st Thursday of the month. Please contact the Coordinator if you’d like to join us.
HAPPY HOUR ‘WHERE EVERYBODY KNOWS YOUR NAME’
interest.portperryprobus@gmail.com
If you’d like an afternoon libation – this is perfect! If you don’t indulge - no problem! This is simply an excuse to get together & chat. We meet on the third Thursday of each month at 4 pm at the Old Flame Brewery. There is no coordinator for this group.
Please wear your PROBUS name tag so we can spot each other!
LUNCH GROUP
Ruth Cain: 905-410-6030
interest.portperryprobus@gmail.com
This month’s lunch was held at Marwan’s/Port Social where we had a lovely lunch. No complaints from anyone and that’s a good sign! This was our last lunch of the year and we will start again on January 28th, location to be determined. This group is at full capacity, please contact leader to be placed on a wait list.
WINE TASTING I
Jim Adamson 905-773-2878
interest.portperryprobus@gmail.com
For our latest wine tasting at the very tail end of August, our host and hostess elected to "Buy Canadian", taking full advantage of "subdued inter-provincial trade barriers" by selecting a group of wines from the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia.
As the music of Nova Scotia played in the background and images of the province cycled on a large screen, we sampled four wines produced from the Marquette grape. Firstly, a rose, followed by a blended red, next a full-bodied red made using the appassimento technique of fermenting dried grapes, and finally a pure Marquette red. All of this was paired with delicious dates stuffed with pistachios, scallops, and donair bites, with napkins of official Nova Scotia tartan.
A couple of mouth-watering deserts were matched up with a truly novel chaser. The hostess produced a brandy/orange juice-based sangria, to which she added the remains of all of the four bottles of the Marquette wines. What a night!
GRAPES OF PourT
Barb Langer: 416-805-9223
interest.portperryprobus@gmail.com
Our November tasting had to be canceled due to illnesses in the group; and we don’t generally meet during winter when several members travel. But we look forward to meeting up again in April.
Our group meets on the last Thursday of the month at 6pm. Members take turns hosting. The host(s) decides on a theme, selects and buys the wine. All the participants share the cost of the wines and everyone brings a dish to the tasting, so we have a pot-luck style evening of appetizers or dinner.
Please contact Barb Langer if you would like to join us!
LET'S GET PHYSICAL!
BLOOMERS - GARDENING
interest.portperryprobus@gmail.com
Please let Marg Miller know if you wish to participate in this group and she will be in touch with you to let you know about upcoming events.
BIRDIES & BOGEYS - GOLF GROUP
Steve Smith
interest.portperryprobus@gmail.com
Golf has wrapped up for the season. Kim will send an email in April 2026 to anyone who has contacted her about joining this interest group & decisions will be made in April 2026 on when/where to play regularly as a group. This will continue to be a joint interest group between the Port Perry Probus and the Scugog-Uxbridge Probus clubs. If you want to be added to the list for golf season 2026, please email Kim.
HIKING WITH BILL
Bill Morrison
interest.portperryprobus@gmail.com
The group has hikes on the first and third Fridays of each month. Contact Bill for more information.
LATIN DANCE LESSONS
Anne-Marie Sacco
interestgroups.uxbridgeprobus@gmail.com
This group meets every Monday from 3pm-4pm in Uxbridge (except on Holiday Mondays). You do not need to be a couple to join, they pair us up at the lessons, as needed. Each member is required to pay the instructor $15/lesson.
This is a Joint Interest Group with the Uxbridge Probus Club. If you're interested in joining this group, please contact interestgroups.uxbridgeprobus@gmail.com. The coordinator is Anne-Marie Sacco.
LINE DANCING
Kim Lendvay
interest.portperryprobus@gmail.com
Mondays & Fridays at 1pm at the Port Perry Legion (484 Bay Street) and it costs $5 per person. No experience required. Contact Kim to be added to the group’s email list.
Please wear your PROBUS nametag so we can spot each other!
LOLLYGAGGERS
Catherine Whittle: 416-906-1546
interest.portperryprobus@gmail.com
This group is on hiatus over the winter months and with resume in the spring..
WALK-ABOUT TOWN
Dianne Draper
interest.portperryprobus@gmail.com
This group is on hiatus over the winter months and with resume in the spring.
OTHER NIFTY INTEREST GROUPS
Choir
Cheryl Lovisa
Love to sing? We have started a choir interest group that meets at 12:30pm on the first and third Tuesday of the month! We are currently looking for a pianist.
Please contact the coordinator if you’re interested in joining us to sing or just to play the piano.
FINDING YOUR ROOTS (Formerly GENEALOGY)
Neil Kilmartin
interest.portperryprobus@gmail.com
We are currently looking for new members for our group. We have been meeting at the Scugog Library since our inception, but will be convening our meetings at my house in the Simcoe and Reach area for subsequent meetings. We meet the first Wednesday of each month, from 10am to Noon. We welcome anyone who is currently pursuing their family history, or who wishes to explore this interesting pastime. We welcome seasoned family historians, or the newbies! Assistance is available with getting into research and/or utilizing a suitable database. We also have some interest in local history. Please contact the coordinator if you wish to attend a meeting to try us out, or to join us for the season! The next meeting is Wednesday, December 3rd. If you wish to attend this meeting, contact me for further details.
GIRLS (AND GUYS) JUST WANNA HAVE FUN (formerly known as the Group of Ones and the Singles Group)
Denise and Cathy
interest.portperryprobus@gmail.com
Although this group is currently mostly women, we now have a man in the group who would be interested in attending either movies or other events, in a group or one on one. Perhaps there are other men who would like to join the fun?? The group is comprised of individuals, not couples – it provides an opportunity for both attached and unattached individuals to get together to share a fun activity.
Are you interested in an activity, but don’t want to go alone, or don’t mind going alone but want to find out if someone else would like to share your activity – then the group of Girls (and Guys) Just Wanna Have Fun is for you! Denise and Cathy maintain the group member list which is shared amongst all group members. Any member may suggest an activity and invite other members of the group to join them. The member proposing the activity would be responsible for coordinating with those who expressed an interest in joining them.
In October, four members went to see the Downton Abbey movie, preceded by lunch, then six members met for for a "bring your own lunch" with the host providing dessert and drinks. Three members have signed up to see the pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk at Globus Theatre near Bobcaygeon, preceded by lunch in Lindsay.
TRAVEL
Tim Casey
interest.portperryprobus@gmail.com
The Travel Interest Group had to cancel its November meeting because the venue it was scheduled to be held in had suddenly closed for 2 weeks.
Our next meeting will be on Monday, December 1st, in the Sunroom of the Red Lion Pub (formerly Colonel Mustards' Pub) at 11:10 a.m. Our feature presentation will be about Portugal’s Algarve region – a European haven for year-round travel, including in winter. All Probus Club members are welcome!
Port Perry PROBUS Has Talent! Click on the photo below
