Dan Needles Author and Playwright

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2025 Speaking & Performance Schedule

Dan & Dexter

January 11 Saving Ed with Rod Beattie, Aylmer Theatre, Aylmer ON

January 17 Haldimand Norfolk Holstein Banquet, Community Centre, Jarvis ON

February 28 Grenville Federation of Agriculture AGM, Brockville, ON

March 1 Brant County Federation of Agriculture, Fairgrounds, Paris, ON

March 27 Rotary Rural Urban Dinner, Rotary Recreation Complex, Stratford, ON

Willie and Waylon Moonstruck

May 3 Erin Agricultural Society 175th Anniversary Banquet, Legion Hall at 6:00 pm, Erin, ON

May 14 Grey Highlands Probus Club, Community Hall, Kimberley, ON

October 24 Perth County Reads, Perth East Recreation Complex, Milverton ON 2:00pm

October 25 Perth County Reads, St, Mary’s Public Library, St. Mary’s ON 2:00 pm

To enquire about getting Dan to speak at your next event, contact him directly for fees and terms at dan@danneedles.ca.

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Marsh Marigolds poster

Marsh Marigolds Performances

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Ed's Garage logo and calendar

Ed’s Garage June 9 – 26

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On a short leash illustration by Shelagh Armstrong

On a Short Leash

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Finding Larkspur Book Cover

Finding Larkspur – A Return to Village Life

True Confessions From the Ninth Concession

Winfield's World cover

Wingfield’s World

Axe & Flask book cover

With Axe and Flask

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Dan Needles Guest Speaker

Dan is frequently asked to speak at conferences and banquets across the country, making us laugh about the old rural community and the way it meets the modern world.....read more

Contact Info

​Dan Needles

dan@danneedles.ca

Tel 705-445-8790
Fax 705-445-9074

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