Arts & Entertainment

ELORA - With opening night fast approaching, it’s time to get tickets for the Elora Festival, that runs over three weekends from July 5 to 20.

ELORA – The St. Mary Catholic School choir sang for the residents at the Heritage River Retirement Residence in Elora on June 26.

ERIN – Erin’s John Ferguson has no intention of watching The Amazing Race Canada when its milestone 10th season premieres on July 2. He doesn’t need to; he already knows how it turns out.

CENTRE WELLINGTON – Another sold out crowd came to see a well-polished performance of ABBA Fever at the Fergus Grand Theatre on June 15.

GUELPH – Yours in Native Spirit, an art exhibition honouring late Anishnaabe artist Richard Bedwash, opened on June 13 at the Art Gallery of Guelph.

HARRISTON – Minto Pride is hosting a drag night fundraiser on June 29 at the  Crown Harriston cultural centre. 

FERGUS - Adriano Clark, also known as Free the Revolution, played the Fergus Grand Theatre on June 9 in a production called Awakened Voices that was presented by the Centre Wellington Black Committee.

FERGUS – British Beat 66 brought its repertoire of British bands from the 1960s to the Fergus…

CENTRE WELLINGTON – Riverfest Elora’s  Volunteer Open House will take place on June 27 at 6pm at the Elora Centre for the Arts, on the second floor, in the Riverfest Elora office. 

FERGUS – Shortly after an announcement that Charles Vandervaart, star of Outlander, would attend the Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games, Vandervaart announced he wouldn’t be able to make it.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – MusicFest Canada adjudicators awarded gold to the Erin District High School Tempo concert band, the Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute string and orchestra ensembles, and the Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute symphonic, concert and acoustic ensembles.

HARRISTON – An evening of sketch comedy and music is in store for audiences of the Grey Wellington Theatre Guild’s next production.