Monthly Meetings

3rd Tuesday of the Month

Our monthly membership meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month in-person at Hope Church. All members are welcome. Guests must register upon arrival and are restricted to attending no more than two membership meetings.

Membership meetings take place at Hope Church

10 A.M. to Noon

3rd Tuesday of each month

14480 Old Simcoe Road

Port Perry

Did you miss our JUNE Meeting?

HERE’S A RECAP

In a lecture/concert entitled, "The Gordon Lightfoot Story," Mike Daley performed some of Gord's most beloved songs and told his story from his Orillia upbringing to his early years on the Toronto folk scene, his rise to stardom, and his long string of hit records. Songs performed included, “Carefree Highway,” “If You Could Read My Mind,” “The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald” and "Canadian Railroad Trilogy" which are now part of our national cultural fabric. Mike's performance was thoroughly enjoyed by our members as evidenced by lots of toe tapping and applause.

Mike Daley is a freelance popular music history lecturer. He holds a PhD in musicology and has published widely on a variety of musical subjects.

Guest Speaker – July 21

STEVE BURROWS

“Travels and Travails: Researching & Writing the Birder Murder Mystery Series”

Naturalist and author, Steve Burrows, will present a light-hearted look at his path from birder and environmental journalist to author of the best-selling Birder Murder Mystery series. Tracing connections between the worlds of birding and mystery fiction, Steve will recount some of his adventures on his research trips, look at the reception the series has received from both the birding and non-birding communities, and explore some of the surprising opportunities that have come his way as a result of writing this award-winning series.

About Our Speaker

After emigrating to Canada from Birmingham UK, Steve Burrows earned degrees from York University (English Literature) and Dalhousie University (Education). Later he relocated to Hong Kong, where he earned a Master’s degree in Environmental Management.

Steve’s writing and birding assignments have taken him to all seven continents. He has visited destinations including Taiwan, Sri Lanka and Papua New Guinea to cover stories on everything from gibbons to silk villages to seahorses. His freelance articles on birdwatching, travel and environmental issues have appeared in publications around the world, including BBC Wildlife, from whom he received a Nature Writer of the Year award.

Merging his twin passions of birding and mysteries, Steve later turned his hand to

fiction to create the Birder Murder Mysteries. The first title in the series, A Siege of Bitterns, won the Crime Writers of Canada award for Best First Novel in 2015 and was selected as one of the Globe & Mail’s Top 100 Books of the Year. Steve has written nine books in his Murder Mystery series and his tenth title will be released later this year.

Following his talk copies of Steve’s books will be available for signing and purchase. Cost is $20.00 per copy. Credit or debit cards will be accepted.

Upcoming Speakers for our 2026 Monthly Meetings

Aug. 18 - GEORGE TUKACH - "Taiwan and Cold War 2.0: What Canadians Need to Know"

Sept.15 MAYOR DAN CARTER - "Punished or Prepared"

Oct. 20. LISA BROWNING - "Ontario Turtles Conservation Centre - Where Community and Conservation Connect"