This Week in Saint John (Aug 24-30)

My summer vacation is coming to an end, but it is ending with a bang!  Here’s the fabulousness that you have to look forward to this week…  (brought to you while I sit in an internet cafe on les Iles de la Madelaine!): 

• The Paul Grannan Annual (PGA) Charity Golf Tournament (Tues 25, Riverside Golf & Country Club, 11:30am – $200 pp – www.grannanhospitalitygroup.com)
• Saint John Aviation Heritage Lecture (Tues 25, Saint John Arts Centre, 12:00-12:45pm – Free!)
• Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation: Tour for the Cure (Wed 26, CIBC – 70 Consumers Dr.: 11am-2pm & Sobeys – 1 Plaza Ave: 3-7pm – Free!)
• Summer Noon Concert Series 10 of 10 (Wed 26, Church of St. Andrews & St. David – 164 Germain St., 12:15pm – Free will offering)
• Saint John Idol VII – FINALE!! (Wed 26, Market Square Boardwalk, 8pm – Free!)
• Discovery Walk: The Great Fire of 1877 (Thurs 27, New Brunswick Museum, 6:45pm – Regular museum admission)
• Country Star Talent – FINALE!! (Thurs 27, Market Square Boardwalk, 8pm – Free!)
• FUSION BLOCK PARTY with a Purpose (Fri 28, Princess St. between Prince William & Carmarthan, 5:30-7pm – FREE!)
• The Fog City Five – Playing in the Band (Fri 28, Phoenix Dinner Theatre – 68 Exmouth St., 6:15pm – $55 of which $20 goes to the Boys & Girls Club)  Tickets call : (506) 634-2011 x 221.
• OPA! (Fri 28, Blue Olive, 9:30pm – $5)
• Outdoor Movie Night: UP (Fri 28, Brundage Pt. River Centre, Dusk – Free!)
• 5TH ANNUAL SAINT JOHN DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL (Sat 29, Renforth Wharf – James Renforth Dr., 8am-5pm – FREE!)
• City Market Summer Music Showcase (Sat 29, Saint John City Market, 11am-2pm – Free!)
• Carson Downey Band (Sat 29, Blue Olive, 10pm – $10)